Afghanistan Liberation Organization

Afghanistan Liberation Organization

سازمان رهایی افغانستان
Afghanistan Liberation Organization سازمان رهایی افغانستان
Abbreviation	ALO
Founder	Faiz Ahmad
Founded	1973
Preceded by	Progressive Youth Organization
Ideology	Communism; Marxism–Leninism–Maoism; Anti-revisionism; Anti-PDPA;
Political position	Far-left
Party flag
Website
	http://rehayi.org/alo/
	Politics of Afghanistan; Political parties; Elections;

Afghanistan Liberation Organization (Persian: سازمان رهایی افغانستان, Sazman-i Rihayi Afghanistan, abbr. ALO) is a Maoist political group in Afghanistan. It was founded by Faiz Ahmad and some others in 1973. ALO is one of several organizations that grew out of the Sholaye Javid (شعلهٔ جاوید, Eternal Flame) movement. ALO was originally named Revolutionary Group of the Peoples of Afghanistan (گروه انقلابی خلقهای افغانستان, RGPA);^[1] it was renamed in 1980.

^ Emadi, Hafizullah (1 January 2001). Politics of the Dispossessed: Superpowers and Developments in the Middle East. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 34. ISBN 9780275973650.

[1] Emadi, Hafizullah (1 January 2001). Politics of the Dispossessed: Superpowers and Developments in the Middle East. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 34. ISBN 9780275973650.

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