Jamiat-e Islami

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Jamiat-e Islami is a major Afghan Islamist political and military organization, historically led by Burhanuddin Rabbani and Ahmad Shah Massoud and prominent in resistance against Soviet occupation and later Taliban rule.

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Jamiat-e Islami canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afghan political organization
Islamist political party
militant organization
activeInConflict Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
linked to: Afghan Civil War

Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
linked to: Afghan Civil War

Soviet–Afghan War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
alliedWith Shura-e Nazar
armedWingRole fielded mujahideen fighters during Soviet–Afghan War
country Afghanistan
ethnicBase Tajik
linked to: Tajiks
foundedIn 1970s
1972
founder Burhanuddin Rabbani
hasWing military wing
political wing
headquartersLocation Kabul
historicalRole key component of anti-Taliban resistance
major mujahideen faction
ideology Islamism
influencedBy Abul A'la Maududi
linked to: Abul A‘la Maududi

Muslim Brotherhood
languageOfCommunication Dari
Pashto
leader Ahmad Shah Massoud
Burhanuddin Rabbani
memberOf Northern Alliance
notableCommander Ahmad Shah Massoud
Atta Muhammad Nur
Ismail Khan
notableMember Abdullah Abdullah
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi
Salahuddin Rabbani
Yunus Qanuni
notableStronghold Badakhshan Province
Panjshir Valley
opposed People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Taliban
opposedIdeology Taliban-style Islamism
communism
participatedIn Bonn Conference (2001)
politicalPosition Islamist
regionOfActivity Northeastern Afghanistan
Northern Afghanistan
Panjshir Valley
religion Sunni Islam
tookPartIn post-2001 Afghan governments

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Northern Alliance formedFrom Jamiat-e Islami
Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) mainBelligerent Jamiat-e Islami
subject linked to: Afghan Civil War
Afghan mujahideen notableFaction Jamiat-e Islami
Operation Cyclone supportedGroup Jamiat-e Islami
Ahmad Shah Massoud politicalMovement Jamiat-e Islami
Ahmad Shah Massoud memberOf Jamiat-e Islami
United Front includedGroup Jamiat-e Islami
Ismail Khan politicalAlignment Jamiat-e Islami
Amrullah Saleh memberOf Jamiat-e Islami
Hezb-e Wahdat opposedGroup Jamiat-e Islami
Burhanuddin Rabbani memberOf Jamiat-e Islami
Shura-e Nazar partOf Jamiat-e Islami
Shura-e Nazar politicalWing Jamiat-e Islami