Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin

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Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin is an Afghan Islamist political and militant organization led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, known for its major role in the Afghan jihad against the Soviets and subsequent factional fighting in the 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist political organization
armed group
militant organization
accusedOf indiscriminate shelling of Kabul in the 1990s
war crimes during the Afghan Civil War
activeIn Afghanistan
Pakistan
agreement peace deal with Afghan government in 2016
alliance received support from Saudi Arabia during the Soviet–Afghan War
received support from the United States during the Soviet–Afghan War
supported by Pakistan during the Soviet–Afghan War
conflict 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)
country Afghanistan
designatedAs terrorist organization by the European Union (historically, via HIG elements)
terrorist organization by the United States (historically, via HIG elements)
ethnicBase primarily Pashtun support base
factionOf Afghan mujahideen
founder Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
goal establishment of an Islamic state in Afghanistan
headquarters Kabul
ideology Islamism
Sunni Islamism
languageOfCommunication Dari
Pashto
leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
namedAfter Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
notableCommander Khalid Farooqi
notableLeader Qutbuddin Hilal
opposedTo Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province
Soviet Union military presence in Afghanistan
Taliban (at various periods)
linked to: Taliban
periodOfProminence 1980s
1990s
politicalPosition Islamist conservative
politicalWing Hezb-e Islami (political party led by Hekmatyar)
religiousOrientation Sunni Islam
role major mujahideen faction during the Soviet–Afghan War
participant in factional fighting in Kabul in the 1990s
separatedFrom Hezb-e Islami
signedAgreementWith Government of Afghanistan
status recognized as a political party in Afghanistan after 2016 peace deal
usedTactics guerrilla warfare
rocket attacks on urban areas
suicide attacks (post-2001 period by some elements)

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Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) mainBelligerent Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
subject linked to: Afghan Civil War
Afghan mujahideen notableFaction Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Operation Cyclone supportedGroup Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Hizb-i Islami Khalis splitFrom Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar founderOf Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar founderOf Hezb-e Islami
linked to: Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar politicalParty Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar politicalParty Hezb-e Islami
linked to: Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Bonn Conference on Afghanistan (2001) participantGroup Peshawar group
linked to: Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Hezb-e Wahdat opposedGroup Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin politicalWing Hezb-e Islami (political party led by Hekmatyar)
linked to: Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin