Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan

Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan
Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan
اتحاد اسلامی برای آزادی افغانستان
Leader	Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf
Dates of operation	Early 1980s–1989 (Part of Afghan Mujahideen); 1989–1992 (1st government as Interim); 1992–2001 (2nd government); 2001–present (as political party);
Country	Afghanistan
Ideology	Islamism; Anti-communism
Part of	Afghan Mujahideen (1979–1989); Interim Afghan Government (1989–1992); Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2001); Northern Alliance (1996–2001)
Allies	United States; ; Pakistan; ; West Germany; ; United Kingdom; ; France; ; Turkey; ; Japan; ; China; ; Egypt; ; Saudi Arabia; ; Non-state Allies:; Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (1980s–1992); ; Maktab al-Khidamat (1984–1988); ; Hezb-e Islami Khalis;
Opponents	State Opponents:; Afghanistan (1974–1992; 1996–2001; 2021–present); ; Soviet Union (until 1989); ; Non-state Opponents:; Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (From 1992); ; Taliban; ; Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan; ; Al-Qaeda; ; Khalq; ; Hezbe Wahdat (1992-1996); ;
Battles and wars	Soviet–Afghan War; ; Afghan Civil War (1989–92); ; Afghan Civil War (1992–96) Afshar Operation ; ; ; Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) ; ; War in Afghanistan (2001–2021);

Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan

د اسلامي دعوت تنظيم افغانستان
تنظیم دعوت اسلامی افغانستان
Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan د اسلامي دعوت تنظيم افغانستان; تنظیم دعوت اسلامی افغانستان
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Leader	Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf
Secretary	Maiwand Safa
General Secretary	Maiwand Safa
Founded	2005 (as a political party)
Ideology	Islamism Wahhabism; Pashtun and Tajik interests; Anti-Shi'ism
Political position	Right-wing
	Politics of Afghanistan; Political parties; Elections;

The Islamic Dawah Organization of Afghanistan (Pashto: د اسلامي دعوت تنظيم افغانستان, Persian: تنظیم دعوت اسلامی افغانستان, Tanzim-e Da'wat-e Islami-ye Afghanistan) is a political party in Afghanistan led by Abdul Rasul Sayyaf. Founded in the early 1980s as the Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan (Ittehad-e Islami bara-ye Azadi-ye Afghanistan, Persian: اتحاد اسلامی برای آزادی افغانستان), it was originally an attempt to bring unity amongst Islamist opposition forces in Afghanistan. However, the creation of the new umbrella organization effectively created a split and the organization became a political party of its own. The organization was part of the 'Peshawar Seven', the coalition of mujahedin forces supported by the United States, Pakistan and various Arab states of the Persian Gulf in the war against the PDPA government, Soviet forces and Ba'athist Iraq.^[1]^[2] Through the financial aid received from Saudi sources, the organization was able to attract a considerable military following. Arab volunteers fought in the militia forces of the organisation.^[3]^[4]

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-03-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM A CHRONOLOGY AND TROOP LIST FOR THE 1990–1991 PERSIAN GULF CRISIS" (PDF). apps.dtic.mil. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
^ "AFGHAN". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^ "Press Backgrounder: Military Assistance to the Afghan Opposition (Human Rights Watch Backgrounder, October 2001)". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

[kas-1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-03-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM A CHRONOLOGY AND TROOP LIST FOR THE 1990–1991 PERSIAN GULF CRISIS" (PDF). apps.dtic.mil. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved 2018-12-18.

[3] "AFGHAN". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

[hrw-4] "Press Backgrounder: Military Assistance to the Afghan Opposition (Human Rights Watch Backgrounder, October 2001)". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

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