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494: 1470:(traditional grand assembly) to solidify the resistance, liberate Afghanistan from the Soviet Union, topple the Kabul regime, and create a single political bloc. Mojaddedi took part in these, and the first jirga passed a resolution on February 21, 1980. The last round of the jirga in May 1980 set up the Islamic National Revolutionary Council, headed by Mohammad Omar Babrakzay as acting president. It advocated for a national, Islamic, and democratic republic. The pressure persuaded leaders of the Islamic groups to make attempts to unite. A coalition of the three Islamist and three traditionalist organizations, the Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan, was formed, headed by 3552:
Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the director-general of the Pakistan's intelligence organisation, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate, an impatient Gul wanted to establish a government of the so-called Mujahideen on Afghan soil. He then ordered an assault using non-state actors on Jalalabad, the first major urban centre across the Khyber Pass from Pakistan, with the aim capturing it and declaring it as the seat of the new administration. This was the spring of 1989 and a furious prime minister, Benazir Bhutto – who was kept in the dark by ... Gul and ... Mirza Aslam Beg – demanded that Gul be removed from the ISI.
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Women also played a part in the Afghan mujahidin, often traveling with them to cook food or wash their clothes, but also taking part in weapons smuggling. There were many female sympathizers who encouraged their husbands, sons or other male family members to take part in the war against the invaders.
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and a legitimate incoming state following the Soviet withdrawal. The two individuals proved popular, despite not being leaders of major groups, with Sayyaf said to have had exceptional ability in solving issues. However, the AIG was weak, as it only included the Peshawar Seven and not nationalists or
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were not a united movement. The resistance parties remained deeply divided along ethnic, ideological and personal lines, despite internal and external pressures to unite. Dutch journalist Jere Van Dyk reported in 1981 that the guerillas were effectively fighting two civil wars: one against the regime
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in March 1989, visioning a final victory towards Kabul, but were disastrously defeated by the Afghan Army. The rivalry between Hekmatyar and the Jamiat-i Islami only increased, leading to Hekmatyar's resignation from the AIG. He eventually decided to go at the Kabul regime in a very different way: a
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Veteran mujahidin leaders who fought against the Soviets were divided regarding the Taliban. Yunus Khalis was a strong supporter of the Taliban and Nabi Mohammadi also supported them, even dissolving his own organization in doing so. However, Rabbani and Sayyaf were against the Taliban and formed a
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Despite initial estimates, the Mujahidin proved unable to topple Najibullah's regime immediately after the Soviet withdrawal. The government concentrated its forces in defense of key cities, while relying on vast amounts of military and humanitarian aid from the Soviet Union to stay afloat. Soviet
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His commitment to jihad – to an Islamic revolution transcending national boundaries, was such that he dreamed one day the "green Islamic flag" would flutter not just over Pakistan and Afghanistan, but also over territories represented by the (former Soviet Union) Central Asian republics. After the
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The Mujahidin's divisions and factionalism hindered their war effort, and skirmishes between rival groups became common. Massoud was one of the most active elements in this time. In both 1990 and 1991 he staged spring offensives, capturing several cities and steadily expanding the territory under
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By the time Soviet forces completed their withdrawal, the Afghan government held only sixty urban centers and the Mujahidin controlled six entire provinces. However, the Mujahidin were unable to seize the country's major cities for several years, due to the lack of coordination between the various
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Groups of resistance formed in parts of eastern Afghanistan by the fall of 1978, but it was in early 1979 that the situation rapidly escalated to open rebellion. As early as February 2, 1979, it was reported that Afghan dissidents were receiving guerilla training across the border in Pakistan. The
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was most cited as the initiator of cross-mujahidin clashes. Through the years, there were various efforts to create a united front, but all were either non-effective or failed in a short time. At least three different iterations of an "Islamic Unity of Afghan Mujahedin" (IUAM) were tried, none of
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Casualties have been high on both sides. Government troops have been reduced by heavy guerrilla shelling and rocketing from 12,000 to 9,000, Western diplomats say....The Afghan Air Force is said to be taking advantage of the fact that, probably for the first time in the war, guerrilla forces are
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by hardliners in the Soviet Union in August 1991, Soviet support to Najibullah's government dried up. This effectively doomed it, as the Afghan Air Force could no longer fly due to fuel shortages. Consequently, the Army's desertion rate skyrocketed. In March 1992, Dostum's militiamen defected to
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regime), and even religious minorities of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus covertly assisted the mujahidin. Following the exodus of Afghans to Pakistan in 1980, as many as 84 different resistance groups were formed in Peshawar. A coalition of the resistance with a united front for military activities was
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which gave the government an advantage in firepower. The Afghan Air Force, supplied and maintained with Soviet support, proved to be a crucial asset in keeping the government in power. As late as December 1991, Soviet pilots were recorded flying bombing missions against the Mujahidin.
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which lasted. The formation of the Afghanistan Interim Government (AIG) in 1988 also failed to promote unity. Additionally, it only included the select Sunni Muslim groups approved by Pakistan; Shi'ite groups backed by Iran and pro-Chinese (anti-Soviet) leftist groups were excluded.
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was said to be its "largest and 'most successful' covert operation ever." Pakistan controlled which rebels received assistance: the four "fundamentalist" factions received most of the funding. A large amount of funding also came from private donors and charities from the
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and heavy machine guns, while also receiving better equipment for the cold winters, such as snow boots and ski tents. The raised fundings or assistance from the United States, China and Saudi Arabia all contributed to strengthening the Mujahidin movement by 1987.
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was more forceful than previous Afghan empires had fought against the British and the Sikhs. Except for pockets of supporters of the DRA regime, almost every social, religious and ethnic group protested the Soviet action (despite their removal of the tyrannical
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Under pressure from the United States, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, the main mujahideen parties joined together to form the Islamic Union of Mujahideen of Afghanistan in May 1985. The alliance was led by a general council which included Hekmatyr, Rabbani, and
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The CIA's Islamabad station estimated in a 1989 cable to Langley that there were probably about four thousand Arab volunteers in Afghanistan, mainly organized under Sayyaf's leadership. He was in turn heavily supported by Saudi intelligence and Gulf
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in 1984, an offshoot of the Jamiat faction. Shura-e Nazar was created as a military–political combination and consisted of an organized structure dealing with health and education in the areas it operated in (northern and north-eastern Afghanistan).
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his influence. The government meanwhile came to rely heavily on tribal militias to stay in power, primarily the Jowzjani militia of Abdul Rashid Dostum. After 1989, these were the only forces capable of offensives against the Mujahidin.
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by the recognized Peshawar-based mujahidin groups. Its guerilla band was heavily damaged in September 1980 following an attack by Hekmatyar's mujahidin forces. The regime in Kabul neutralized an Afghan Millat unit in the city in 1983.
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in March, in which a non-organized group of army mutineers from the 17th Division and the civilians rebelled and briefly overthrew the city garrison. The incident and subsequent air bombardment gave indications of a looming civil war.
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Most of the Mujahidin's weapons were of Soviet design; this includes mostly those that were supplied by their funders and smaller numbers that were captured from the Soviet or Afghan militaries. It was disclosed in 1981 that
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By the summer of 1990, the Afghan government forces were on the defensive again, and by the beginning of 1991 the government controlled only 10 percent of Afghanistan. In March 1991, Mujahidin forces
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Although the Afghan mujahidin were praised for bravery in resisting a superpower, the lack of unity showed weaknesses in the guerillas, such as the lack of a clear political strategy.
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in 1996. Nearly all of the Taliban's original leadership fought in the Soviet–Afghan War for either the Hezb-i Islami Khalis or Harakat-i Inqilab-e Islami factions of the Mujahidin.
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demanded by Afghan refugees during meetings in Peshawar in 1980. They, including tribal and community elders, former members of parliament and mujahidin commanders, met in several
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of the 40th Army being the last Soviet soldier to leave Afghanistan. After the Soviet withdrawal, most of the Afghan mujahidin continued its fight against the government of
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tribal elders. After the Soviet withdrawal, the AIG attempted to establish itself within Afghan territory – the mujahidin and Pakistani forces attacked the city of
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faction received the lion's share of weapons from the ISI and CIA. While Ahmad Shah Massoud's group was supported by Britain's MI6 and trained and supplied by the
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militias that fought against the Soviets and the Afghan regime, as well as the Mujahidin. They were initially well organized and carried out attacks in Kabul; the
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decided to limit the flow of financial aid to the said seven organizations, thus cutting off monetary supply to nationalist and left-wing resistance groups.
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between the new government and Mujahidin factions that rebelled against it. This meant that after 1992, various Mujahidin factions including the Shi'ite
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across the border, it won a highly effective military campaign against former Mujahidin factions in the civil war, gaining control and establishing the
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military advisors were still present in Afghanistan, helping advise the war effort and even coordinate air strikes. Soviet volunteers operated the
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disunited the resisting Afghans. Political Islamists warned against people attending the jirga, but it was held safely in September 1981 in
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groups and the lack of heavy firepower necessary for such actions. The Afghan Army beat back the Mujahidin's attempts to take the city of
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who enjoyed the largest amount of ISI Pakistan funding, Saudi intelligence funding, and American CIA funding; traditionally strongest in
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Later, at Jalalabad, we will eavesdrop on the shortwave radio and hear Soviet pilots making actual bombing runs on resistance positions.
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inside the House of Representatives in 1966. On August 11, 1979, the Afghan National Liberation Front along with three others groups (
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also fell to the Mujahidin in the summer of 1988, but were retaken by the government with Soviet bombardment and logistical support.
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commanders additionally regarded schools and its teachers as legitimate targets for attacks, with their justification being that the
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following these events was quickly fractured by rival factions and became severely dysfunctional. This unrest quickly escalated into
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The basic units of the mujahidin continued to reflect the highly decentralized nature of Afghan society and strong loci of competing
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by Massoud's mujahidin forces in 1981. By 1983 its resistance seemed to have ceased as it appeared to join the Karmal government.
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Some of the group leaders also acted as commanders, such as Khalis and Hekmatyar. The other notable mujahidin commanders were
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As Soviet forces withdrew in 1988–89, the Mujahidin captured several key districts, towns and provincial capitals, such as
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on the United States. Other international fighters from the Indian subcontinent became involved in terrorist activities in
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continued to exist as militias rather than merely political parties, with many fighters being loyal to specific leaders.
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in the north-east. Harakat-i Inqilab also held a large amount of territory in the southern provinces, stretching from
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and funded by Saudi Arabia; smaller than the other parties, but influential in international recruitment for the jihad
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thought that the lack of trust among the various leaders was a factor for the many disunited organizations. Numerous
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Cordovez, Deigo; Harrison, Selig S. (1995). "2: Soviet Occupation, Afghan Resistance, and the American Response".
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parties. The Afghan mujahidin were generally divided into two distinct alliances: the larger and more significant
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The only party fighting the Soviets was the Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami. The others were all fighting each other.
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The militants of the Afghan mujahidin were recruited and organized immediately after the Soviet Union invaded
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and in the midst of anarchy in Afghanistan. Supported by Pakistan and recruited from religious students from
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groups challenged them and took control of the region from them. By the mid-1980s the strongest of these was
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shortly after taking most of the country in 1996. The Taliban groups were then ousted in 2001 during the
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By May 1980, mujahidin controlled virtually all of rural Afghanistan, and these regions were cleared of
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come to Afghanistan to aid the resistance. The majority of the international fighters came from the
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in 1976, as militias and paramilitary groups. The two organizations additionally took part in the
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Because of disunity, elders from western Afghanistan attempted to hold a loya jirga, citing that
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Pashtun tribal regions in the south-east - aimed for a state similar to that founded and led by
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The causes of the failure of the government of Afghanistan under Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani
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However, women in Afghanistan were split between the two sides, with many also supporting the
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was enough to put someone in prison by accusing them of being a pro-Chinese communist. The
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then had a policy of clearing Kabul of any pro-Chinese elements. A mild suspicion from
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during the 1990s. The mujahidin guerrillas fought a long and costly war against the
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is a puritanical movement that was formed in 1994, five years after the end of the
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militia groups also operated, mainly in central Afghanistan populated by ethnic
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where they enjoyed social privileges. Female refugees also created and recited
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Massoud after negotiations, and Najibullah's regime fell shortly afterwards.
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Smaller mujahidin groups not connected to the main seven parties include the
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in 1979, initially from the regular Afghan population and defectors from the
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After Najibullah's government collapsed, the Mujahidin factions (apart from
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that fought against the regime and other Mujahidin. They were driven out of
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in March 1989, and the civil war settled into a stalemate for three years.
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concentrated in static positions, which make them easier bombing targets.
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On 14 April 1988, the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan signed the
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As of 1985, the Jamiat-i Islami held the most territory, stretching from
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in 2001 that successfully drove out the Taliban and led to the rise of
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to refer to those engaged in a struggle of any nature for the sake of
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Muslim militias was also known as the "Afghan resistance", and the
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The areas where the different mujahidin forces operated as of 1985
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union collectively referred to as the "Peshawar Seven", based in
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Phased Withdrawal, Conflict Resolution and State Reconstruction
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Weisman, Steven R. "Rebel Rivalry is Hampering Afghan Talks",
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Beginning in 1985, they began to receive heavy equipment like
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ideology was taught in educational institutions to students.
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faction that favored the return of Afghanistan's ousted King,
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In 1981 the Islamist groups formed a broader alliance, the
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financier and militant of the group during this period was
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In 1991, some factions of the Mujahidin were deployed in
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and perpetrated acid attacks on women who were unveiled.
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US-Pakistan relationship: Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
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turned the civil war into a war of liberation, and the
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Afghanistan: The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation
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Afghanistan: The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation
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The collapse of the Soviet Union: the end of an empire
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but also had territory in other parts of the country.
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Afghanistan's two-party communism: Parcham and Khalq
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Liberation Organization of the People of Afghanistan
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A Bitter Harvest: US Foreign Policy and Afghanistan
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Hust & Company London. pp. 227–229. 2872:which was established and funded by the Saudis. 2870:Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan 2484:Progress of the continuing civil war, 1992–2001 1815: 1782:and the Soviets, and another among themselves. 1661:Revolutionary Islamic Movement (of Afghanistan) 399:Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan 2076:Afghan Social Democratic Party (Afghan Millat) 1585:), a radical, oppositionist faction headed by 936:1965–66 Indonesia, Transition to the New Order 4808:Anti-Soviet factions in the Soviet–Afghan War 4213: 3819: 3817: 3679:. Berlin: Hartmann, Miles-Verl. p. 195. 2217:'s most extensive covert operation since the 1054: 816:Islamic State–Taliban conflict (2015–present) 735: 535: 430:(All except the Islamic Movement Merged into 404:Islamic Revolutionary Movement of Afghanistan 8: 1144: 45: 3926: 3924: 3922: 3920: 3324:(Pashto/Dari: حرکت انقلاؚ اسلامی افغانستان) 2161:Wounded Afghan guerillas having arrived at 1617:), a splinter faction headed by theologian 4344: 4257: 4220: 4206: 4198: 4180:. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. 3748:. I.B. Tauris. pp. 138–139, 142–144. 3231:"Special report: The Afghan Peace Process" 3162:. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. Archived from 3012:Wahab, Shaista; Youngerman, Barry (2007). 2830:Union of Mujahidin OR Union of Mujahideen. 2357:(traditional Afghan poems) about the war. 2189:, while more covert support came from the 1168:as "freedom fighters", or "Mountain Men". 1100:resistance groups that fought against the 1061: 1047: 831: 742: 728: 720: 542: 528: 520: 33: 4094:"Afghan Fighters Join Azeri-Armenian War" 3342:(Pashto/Dari: حمحاذ ملی اسلامی افغانستان) 2806:Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror 2556:. This group was supported following the 2181:), also receiving backing primarily from 1958:, a traditionalist group, controlled the 3727:"Afghanistan: Lessons from the Last War" 3586:. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 125. 3394: 3392: 3390: 3388: 3352: 3350: 3348: 3196: 3194: 3192: 3190: 3188: 3186: 3184: 3101: 2735:Langley, Andrew (2007). "Introduction". 2492:) signed a power sharing agreement (the 1441:political bloc since May 1979, when the 1185:People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan 1153:and pro-Islamic goals. The coalition of 970:1979–1992 Afghanistan, Operation Cyclone 694:Mujahideen raids inside the Soviet Union 4838:Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen 4737:Pictures from Afghanistan (documentary) 4289:Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen 3619:Phillips, Michael M. (1 October 2011). 3099: 3097: 3095: 3093: 3091: 3089: 3087: 3085: 3083: 3081: 2884:Collins, George W. (March–April 1986). 2760:. DIANE Publishing. pp. 133, 134. 2590: 2540:new united opposition force called the 2430:ending an eleven-year siege. After the 2016:, a prominent figure and leader of the 1211:union collectively referred to as the " 834: 4818:Anti-communist guerrilla organizations 2649:. CIA. 2 February 1982. Archived from 2500:on April 28, 1992, celebrating their " 2118:mortars. Twin barrelled Chinese-built 2052:nationalist group operated called the 1499:proposed that the former Afghan king, 1306:in 1992 following the collapse of the 1256:Organisation of the Islamic Conference 811:Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes 4624:Military equipment used by Mujahideen 3408:(PhD thesis). University of Peshawar. 2988:Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military 2558:United States invasion of Afghanistan 2177:) and the United States (through the 2169:The mujahidin were heavily backed by 1366:conflict reached a height during the 416:National Islamic Front of Afghanistan 7: 4782: 3851:"Afghan Women and Violent Extremism" 3775:Al-Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror 2623: 2621: 1187:, which had taken power in the 1978 1129:) is used in a religious context by 1093: 821:Republican insurgency in Afghanistan 4863:Rebellions against the Soviet Union 4813:Anti-communist resistance movements 3746:Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam 3650:. foreignpolicy.com. Archived from 2630:Krieg und Widerstand in Afghanistan 2368:, meaning "dove"), who operated in 1437:A broad mujahidin had existed as a 1426:, Pakistan, aiming to establish an 1145: 1126: 1085: 46: 4577:Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan 4273:Democratic Republic of Afghanistan 4160:"Leader of Afghan mujahideen dies" 4040:from the original on 12 April 2019 3209:Australian Refugee Review Tribunal 2606:(in German). No. 40. Die Welt 2382:Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan 2122:has been seen in smaller numbers. 1679:(Afghan) National Liberation Front 699:Pakistan–Soviet air confrontations 316:Democratic Republic of Afghanistan 25: 4001:"In Afghanistan, Peace Must Wait" 3490:"Afghan Interim Rule: Rocky Road" 2985:Haqqani, Husain (10 March 2010). 2915:Layekuzzaman (2 September 2021). 2754:Amstutz, J. Bruce (1 July 1994). 2265:in the west through the north to 1868:Islamic Unity of Afghan Mujahidin 1450:Soviet operation of December 1979 926:1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état 615:Kulchabat, Bala Karz and Mushkizi 4781: 4772: 4771: 4759: 3259:(Pashto/Dari: حزؚ اسلامی گلؚدین) 3134:. 12 October 1979. p. 29878 2598:Renz, Michael (6 October 2012). 2579:Pakistan–United States relations 1625: 1604: 1572: 1543: 1033:2012–2017 Syria, Timber Sycamore 492: 456: 444: 409: 392: 380: 368: 356: 308: 296: 276: 263: 246: 234: 222: 210: 198: 186: 174: 121:and overthrow the Soviet-backed 55: 4853:History of Islam in Afghanistan 3804:"Map of the War in Afghanistan" 3534:Nasir, Abbas (18 August 2015). 2376:Soviet withdrawal and civil war 2228:Arab states of the Persian Gulf 1474:. However, it did not last, as 911:1961 Cuba, Bay of Pigs Invasion 709:Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan 467:Islamic Movement of Afghanistan 4629:Afghanistan War Memorial, Kyiv 3268:(Pashto/Dari: حزؚ اسلامی خالص) 3015:A Brief History of Afghanistan 2574:Afghanistan–Pakistan relations 2114:, British mortars and Chinese 1872:Seven Party Mujahidin Alliance 1827:The issue of the exiled king, 1554:Islamic Society of Afghanistan 1324:Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 1000:1990s Iraq, failed coup d'état 806:War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 117:Combat the Soviet invasion of 1: 4072:. pp. 223–224, 226–227. 3871:Elva Madrigal (August 2012). 3676:Die Grenzen des MilitÀrischen 2516:Relationship with the Taliban 2145:The portable surface-to-air " 2134:have also been used by them. 1356:1975 Panjshir Valley uprising 1346:had already existed, such as 916:1961 Cuba, Operation Mongoose 704:KHAD-KGB campaign in Pakistan 326:1975 Panjshir Valley uprising 109:1992–1996 (loyalist factions) 3399:Ahmad Noor (December 2007). 2476:Islamic State of Afghanistan 2386:Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) 2203:Federal Intelligence Service 1638:), a faction advocating for 1266:, and later became known as 980:1981–1990 Nicaragua, Contras 882:1957–58 Indonesian rebellion 836:United States involvement in 801:Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) 796:Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) 791:Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) 107:1975–1992 (resistance phase) 4843:Rebel groups in Afghanistan 3824:Dorronsoro, Gilles (2005). 3333:(Pashto/Dari: جؚه نجات ملی) 3250:(Pashto/Dari: جمعیت اسلامی) 2866:Abd-ur-Rabb-ur-Rasul Sayyaf 2675:Inken Wiese (14 May 2010). 2552:, and former DRA commander 2179:Central Intelligence Agency 2175:Inter-Services Intelligence 1726:, a mujahidin commander of 1521:before the fighting in 1987 965:1979 Salvadoran coup d'état 901:1959 Cambodia, Bangkok Plot 872:1954 Guatemalan coup d'état 786:Soviet–Afghan War (1979–89) 781:Bala Hissar uprising (1979) 476:Islamic Revolution Movement 4879: 4557:Battle of Arghandab (1987) 3673:Hammerich, Helmut (2010). 3357:Amstutz, J. Bruce (1994). 2942:"Ours Not To Question Why" 2469: 2456:First Nagorno-Karabakh War 2432:failed coup d'état attempt 2379: 2187:People's Republic of China 2090: 2010:People's Republic of China 1989: 1935: 1657:Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami 1290:and against the states of 1137:, commonly referred to as 960:1976 Argentine coup d'état 931:1964 Brazilian coup d'état 29:Islamist resistance groups 4753: 4744:Bitter Lake (documentary) 4235: 4162:. BBC News. 24 July 2006. 4131:Christian Science Monitor 4098:Christian Science Monitor 3623:. wsj.com. Archived from 3494:Christian Science Monitor 3454:Wright, Lawrence (2011). 3431:10.1007/978-1-349-20761-9 2812:Columbia University Press 2702:(in German). p. 430. 2632:(in German). p. 154. 1956:Shura-i Inqilab-i Ittifaq 1887:Afghan Interim Government 1579:Hizb-i Islami (Gulbuddin) 1529:and sometimes called the 946:1971 Bolivian coup d'état 941:1966 Ghanaian coup d'état 776:Chindawol uprising (1979) 761: 561: 500: 479:Union of Islamic Fighters 420:National Liberation Front 54: 44: 43: 4598:Kabul students' uprising 2886:"The War in Afghanistan" 2850:Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. 2802:Rohan Gunaratna (2002). 2716:Arnold, Anthony (1983). 1931: 1761:Ideologies and divisions 1749:(Hizb-i Islami Khalis), 1741:(Hizb-i Islami Khalis), 1704:National (Islamic) Front 1642:, led by fundamentalist 1322:, which established the 1278:, who would later found 867:1953 Iranian coup d'état 4833:Islamism in Afghanistan 4306:Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin 3018:. Infobase Publishing. 2600:"Operation Sommerregen" 2544:, which also recruited 2490:Hezb-i Islami Gulbuddin 2460:civil war in Tajikistan 2207:Hezb-i Islami Gulbuddin 1962:at first, but pro-Iran 1927:Other resistance groups 1919:to oust the Parchamite 1769:Mujahidin guerillas in 1669:Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi 1481:Hizb-i Islami Gulbuddin 1408:Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi 1197:Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin 1161:widely referred to the 1102:Republic of Afghanistan 975:1975–1992 Angola, UNITA 921:1961 Dominican Republic 857:1949 Syrian coup d'état 375:Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin 91:Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi 4828:Anti-Soviet resistance 4766:Afghanistan portal 4619:War in popular culture 4614:Soviet aircraft losses 4537:Battle of Maravar Pass 3744:Kepel, Gilles (2006). 3582:Hilali, A. Z. (2005). 2991:. Carnegie Endowment. 2485: 2243: 2166: 2126:rifles, Egyptian made 2102: 2044:in Farah Province and 1974:. They united as the " 1911:communists of General 1891:Sibghatullah Mojaddedi 1825: 1774: 1730: 1728:Maidan Wardak Province 1686:Sibghatullah Mojaddedi 1522: 1393:, a spiritual leader ( 1373:Sibghatullah Mojaddedi 1270:; the most well-known 1114:First Afghan Civil War 906:1960 Congo coup d'état 766:Saur Revolution (1978) 482:Raad ("Thunder") party 334:First Afghan Civil War 83:Sibghatullah Mojaddedi 4133:. 24 September 1992. 3931:Marshall, A. (2006). 3893:america.aljazeera.com 2946:www.outlookindia.com/ 2890:Air University Review 2842:Tom Lansford (2003). 2483: 2241: 2163:Norton Air Force Base 2160: 2100: 1799:Mohammad Yunus Khalis 1768: 1722: 1675:Jabha-i Nejat-i Milli 1651:Afghan traditionalist 1619:Mohammad Yunus Khalis 1514: 1401:Mahaz-e-Millie-Islami 1386:Jabha-i Nejat-i Milli 1360:1975 Laghman uprising 1338:Origins and formation 1248:Pashtun tribal groups 771:Herat uprising (1979) 439:Hezbollah Afghanistan 4709:The Living Daylights 4695:Charlie Wilson's War 4567:Battle for Hill 3234 4411:Abdullah Yusuf Azzam 4365:Konstantin Chernenko 4318:Hezb-e Islami Khalis 4100:. 16 November 1993. 4009:. 29 December 1991. 3646:Schroeder, Matthew. 3419:Urban, Mark (1990). 3363:. Diane Publishing. 3111:publishing.cdlib.org 2868:, the leader of the 2656:on 10 September 2014 2112:Soviet 82 mm mortars 1917:coup attempt in 1990 1753:(Mahaz-e Melli) and 1611:Hezb-i Islami Khalis 1443:Pakistani government 1420:Hezb-i Islami Khalis 1391:Sayyed Ahmad Gailani 1330:, but regrouped and 1284:September 11 attacks 877:1956–57 Syria crisis 387:Hezb-i Islami Khalis 123:communist government 4562:Operation Magistral 4527:Panjshir offensives 4517:Operation Storm-333 4510:Military operations 4431:Burhanuddin Rabbani 4416:Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 4385:Abdul Rashid Dostum 4380:Mohammad Najibullah 2554:Abdul Rashid Dostum 2404:Mohammad Najibullah 2351:Democratic Republic 2256:Abdul Rashid Dostum 2130:, and Chinese made 2065:Badakhshan Province 1952:Sayyid Ali Beheshti 1921:Mohammed Najibullah 1899:government in exile 1829:Mohammed Zahir Shah 1784:Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 1773:, Afghanistan, 1985 1757:(Jamiat-i Islami). 1755:Mohammad Zabihullah 1745:(Jamiat-i Islami), 1737:(Jamiat-i Islami), 1708:Sayid Ahmad Gailani 1587:Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 1562:Burhanuddin Rabbani 1501:Mohammed Zahir Shah 1476:Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 1282:and mastermind the 1112:and the subsequent 129:Active regions 87:Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 75:Burhanuddin Rabbani 4716:The Magic Mountain 4426:Abdul Rahim Wardak 4401:Ahmad Shah Massoud 4311:Maktab al-Khidamat 4192:The New York Times 4176:Kaplan, Robert D. 4006:The New York Times 3982:The New York Times 3957:on 1 December 2007 3731:nsarchive2.gwu.edu 3705:Times of Islamabad 3422:War in Afghanistan 3072:The New York Times 3047:nsarchive2.gwu.edu 2921:The Daily Guardian 2486: 2462:during 1992–1993. 2244: 2167: 2153:Allies and funding 2103: 2042:Sharafat Kuh Front 1895:Abdul Rasul Sayyaf 1864:Union of the Seven 1847:Ahmad Shah Massoud 1775: 1747:Jalaluddin Haqqani 1735:Ahmad Shah Massoud 1731: 1644:Abdul Rasul Sayyaf 1560:faction headed by 1537:Political Islamist 1523: 1472:Abdul Rasul Sayyaf 1332:retook the country 1328:War in Afghanistan 1316:a second civil war 1207:, and the smaller 1183:government of the 164:Afghan nationalism 103:Dates of operation 79:Ahmad Shah Massoud 4795: 4794: 4586:Civilian protests 4547:Battles of Zhawar 4439: 4438: 4370:Mikhail Gorbachev 4336: 4335: 4229:Soviet–Afghan War 3985:. 13 April 1989. 3755:978-1-84511-257-8 3707:. 30 January 2018 3593:978-0-7546-4220-6 3522:Middle East Brief 3467:978-0-525-56436-2 3440:978-0-333-51478-8 3370:978-0-7881-1111-2 3025:978-1-4381-0819-3 2998:978-0-87003-285-1 2948:. 3 February 2022 2896:on 3 October 2008 2858:978-0-7546-3615-1 2825:978-0-231-12692-2 2746:978-0-7565-2009-0 2698:Conrad Schetter. 2542:Northern Alliance 2526:Soviet–Afghan War 2506:another civil war 2234:Areas of activity 2223:Operation Cyclone 2108:recoilless rifles 2048:. 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Index

Afghan resistance

Burhanuddin Rabbani
Ahmad Shah Massoud
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi
Abdul Ali Mazari
Afghanistan
communist government
Ideology
Islamism
Anti-communism
Anti-Sovietism
Afghan nationalism
Pakistan
United States
Saudi Arabia
China
West Germany
Egypt
Iran
Tehran Eight
United Kingdom
Egypt
Soviet Union
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
1975 Panjshir Valley uprising
Soviet–Afghan War
First Afghan Civil War

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