Ghosts of Alexander points to a massively boring CBS interview with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. I met the man back in 1992 when he was drinking tea in Charasyab while watching Kabul burn, and I can confirm that he is indeed a man who likes to hear himself talk.
On a more somber note, even though he looks older and kinder, I’m reminded of the fact that this bastard was most likely responsible for the death of my friend Mirwais Jalil, pulled out of a taxi and killed on the road to Kabul in July 1994.
[...] The Stupidest Man on Earth, who has (I swear it’s true) interviewed both Jaluddin Haqqani and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, usually makes short references to the most relevant issues. He’s one of those few good [...]