 After his release, he went to Pakistan and joined the resistance movement the Hezbi Islami Afghanistan (HIA) led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.In 2013 Hilal filed nomination papers for the Afghanistan Presidential elections of 2014. as an independent candidate with Inayatullah Inayat his first vice president and Mohammad Ali Nabizada as his second vice president.Preliminary Results of 2014 Presidential Election showed that he has received 2.73% (180,859)  of the total votes.