| High Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | |
|---|---|
| د افغانستان اسلامي امارت عالي شوری | |
Jihadist flag, which was used by the group multiple times Flag of the Taliban, which the group split from | |
| Leader |
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| Foundation | 2015 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Split from |  Taliban (rejoined in 2021) |
| Allegiance | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (since 2021) |
| Active regions | Afghanistan |
| Ideology | Jihadism Pro-Islamic State (alleged, until 2021) |
| Size | 3,000–3,500[4] |
| Part of | Taliban (since 2021) |
| Allies | Haqqani network (2021-present)
 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (alleged until 2021)[1][3][5][6] Islamic State – Khorasan Province (alleged until 2021, denied by the group)[7][8][9] Mullah Dadullah Front (alleged until 2021, denied by the group) Fidai Mahaz (alleged until 2021, denied by the group) |
| Opponents |
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| Battles and wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Islamic State–Taliban conflict |
High Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (HCIEA)[10][8][9] (Pashto: دٙ اَفغانِستان اِسلامي اِمارَت عالي شوریٰ, romanized: Də Afġānistān Islāmī Imārat Ālī Šūrā ; Dari: شُورٰایِ عٰالئِ اِمٰارَتِ اِسلٰامئِ اَفغٰانِستٰان, romanized: Šūrā-yi Ālī-yi Imārat-i Islāmī-yi Afġānistān) was a breakaway Taliban faction active in Afghanistan since 2015. The faction broke away from the Taliban in 2015 following the appointment of Akhtar Mansour as the leader of the Taliban[4] and elected Muhammad Rasul as its leader.[11] The faction was involved in deadly clashes with mainstream Taliban in southern and western Afghanistan, leaving scores of dead on both sides.[10] The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan allegedly provided financial and military support to the faction, however, both the Islamic Republic and the faction denied this.[5][6] Following the Taliban offensive of 2021 and the fall of Afghanistan to Taliban forces, the group dissolved, and its leaders pledged allegiance to the new government.[12][13]
- ^ a b c "Prayer ceremony for Taliban faction's deputy held at Herat Grand Mosque | Ariana News". ariananews.af. 17 May 2021.
- ^ Donati, Jessica; Totakhil, Habib Khan (14 August 2016). "Taliban Splinter Faction Pledges Allegiance to Main Group". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ a b Salehi, Nasir Ahmad (11 January 2020). "Local Officials Criticized for Silence on Shindand Strike". TOLOnews.
- ^ a b "Red on Red: Analyzing Afghanistan's Intra-Insurgency Violence". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. 24 January 2018.
- ^ a b Donati, Jessica; Totakhil, Habib Khan (23 May 2016). "Afghan Government Secretly Fosters Taliban Splinter Groups". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ a b Shah, Taimoor; Nordland, Rod; Sukhanyar, Jawad (19 June 2017). "Afghan Government Quietly Aids Breakaway Taliban Faction". The New York Times.
- ^ Qazi, Shereena (9 November 2015). "Deadly Taliban infighting erupts in Afghanistan". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ a b Winsor, Morgan (8 November 2015). "Islamic State Joins Taliban Splinter Group In Afghanistan, Fighting Akhtar Mansoor Loyalists". International Business Times.
- ^ a b Coghlan, Tom (10 November 2015). "Taliban hardliners join Isis and trigger sectarian killings".
- ^ a b Bezhan, Frud (9 June 2020). "Iranian Links: New Taliban Splinter Group Emerges That Opposes U.S. Peace Deal". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
- ^ "Afghan Taliban splinter group names Mullah Rasool as leader". BBC News. 4 November 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kakar, Javid Hamim (31 January 2022). "د طالبانو د ملا رسول ډله له اوسني نظامه ملاتړ اعلانوي" [The Mullah Rasul faction of the Taliban has announced its support for the current regime]. Pajhwok Afghan News (in Pashto). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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