National Front of Afghanistan

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National Front of Afghanistan
Flag flown by the National Front of Afghanistan
Leaders	Ahmad Zia Massoud Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq Abdul Rashid Dostum
Dates of operation	2011 – unknown
Active regions	Afghanistan
Ideology	Islamic democracy
Allies	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Opponents	Taliban Al-Qaeda
Battles and wars	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

The National Front of Afghanistan (NFA; Persian: جبهه ملی افغانستان, romanized: Jabha-ye Millī Afğānistān; also Afghanistan National Front, ANF), or Jabha-ye Melli, was established in late 2011 by Ahmad Zia Massoud, Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq and Abdul Rashid Dostum. It was generally regarded as a reformation of parts of the military wing which once existed ^[how?] of the United Front (Northern Alliance) which with U.S. air support removed the Taliban from power in Afghanistan in late 2001. The National Front strongly opposed a return of the Taliban to power but failed to keep them in check. The chairman of the National Front was Ahmad Zia Massoud, the younger brother of the Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud who was assassinated two days before the September 11 attacks in 2001. It is unclear if it is still in operation, as Afghanistan's Republican government has collapsed.