Gulbuddin Hekmatyar... who used to be known in intelligence circles as
The Most Evil Man in the Worldbut who now seems merely run-of-the-mill evil...
, at a presser in Kabul on Wednesday rejected Tuesday’s announcement by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) declaring incumbent Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money...
the country’s next president, saying Ghani "chose the path of crisis rather than the path of cooperation."
"We suggested that you (President Ghani) cooperate with us to resolve the crisis, but you (Ghani) chose the path of crisis," said Hekmatyar.
"Let's compete in any province you (Ghani) want, if you (Ghani) get 30 percent of the votes, I will accept you as president," Hekmatyar challenged Ghani.
Hekmatyar opposed the creation of a ’parallel’ government in the country.
"We do not support any parallel government, but we support an inclusive government where all see themselves represented, including the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...," he said.
Hekmatyar said that officials of both electoral commissions should be punished, because they have pushed the election process "into a crisis."