Hekmatyar 145;misunderstood146;

The commander was also 8220;absolutely against8221; talks with the government of President Hamid Karzai as long as US troops remained in Afghanistan, said the man who identified himself as Haroon Zarghoon, Hekmatyar8217;s spokesman.

The commander had been 8220;misunderstood8221; in media reports this week that said he split with the Taliban and was open to negotiations with Karzai, he said.

8220;What Hekmatyar Saeb said was he had called on Taliban to join the Hezb-e-Islami and establish a joint front. So far we have got no response from the Taliban and we can8217;t wait for them,8221; he said.

8220;We have mobilised our own mujahedin holy fighters 8212; whenever the Taliban is ready they can join us8230; Right now the Taliban are fighting their own war and we our own. In some areas we do have co-ordination, but mainly we fight separately.8221;

Hekmatyar wanted the front to include the Taliban and 8220;other parties,8221; said Zarghoon, without identifying these groups.