Jamiat-e-Islami (Afghanistan)

Islamic Society جمعیت اسلامی افغانستان
Emblem of Jamiat-e-Islami
Chairman of the Political Bureau	Salahuddin Rabbani
Military commander	Ahmad Shah Massoud † (1972–2001) Mohammad Fahim (2001–2014) Atta Muhammad Nur (Northern Region) Ismail Khan (Western Region)
Founder	Burhanuddin Rabbani †
Founded	1972 (1972) (possibly 1960s)
Headquarters	Fayzabad (1972–1992; 2000–2001) Kabul (1992–1996) Taloqan (1996–2000)
Military wing	Shura-e Nazar (1984–2001) Afghan Armed Forces (1992–1996) Northern Alliance (1996–2001)
Ideology	Islamism Islamic democracy Republicanism Communitarism Moderate Progressivism Afghan Tajik interests Anti-Communism Anti-Sovietism Anti-Islamic Extremism Anti-Taliban
Political position	Centre-right
Religion	Sunni Islam
Colours	Green   White
Seats in the House of the People	0 / 249
Party Flag
Website
jamiat-e-islami.org
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Jamiat-e Islami
جمعیت اسلامی افغانستان
Dates of operation	1972–1989 (Militia) 1979–1989 (Part of Afghan Mujahideen) 1989–1992 (1st government as Interim) 1992–2001 (2nd government) 2001–present (as political party)
Country	Afghanistan
Group(s)	Primarily Tajiks Minority Uzbeks and Pashtuns
Status	Unknown
Part of	Afghan Mujahideen (1979–1989) Interim Afghan Government (1989–1992) Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2001) Northern Alliance (1996–2001)
Allies	NATO (2001–2002)  United States (-2002)  Pakistan (1975–1992)  West Germany United Kingdom France Turkey Japan China Egypt Saudi Arabia Iran (until 2001) Russia (until 2001) India (until 2001) Tajikistan (from 1996) Non-state Allies: United Tajik Opposition (1993–1997) Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (1976–1987) Junbish-i Milli (until 1993) Ittehad-e Islami Maktab al-Khidamat (1984–1988) Hezbe Wahdat (1979–1992) Hezb-e Islami Khalis (until 1992)
Opponents	State Opponents: Afghanistan (1974–1992; 1996–2001; 2021–present) Soviet Union (until 1989) Iraq (1990–1991) Tajikistan (until 1996) Pakistan (1992–2001) Non-state Opponents: Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (sometimes, until 1996) Taliban Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Al-Qaeda Khalq Hezbe Wahdat (sometimes, until 2001) Junbish-i Milli (sometimes, until 1994)
Battles and wars	1975 Panjshir Valley uprising 1979 Herat uprising Soviet–Afghan War Panjshir Front Panjshir Offensives Gulf War (1990–1991) Afghan Civil War (1989–92) Afghan Civil War (1992–96) Afshar Operation Tajikistani Civil War Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Designated as a terrorist group by	Afghanistan (until 1992)

Jamiat-e-Islami (also rendered as Jamiati Islami; Persian: جمعیت اسلامی افغانستان, lit. 'Islamic Society'), sometimes shortened to Jamiat, is a predominantly Tajik political party and former paramilitary organisation in Afghanistan. It is the oldest and largest functioning political party in Afghanistan, and was originally formed as a student political society at Kabul University. It has a communitarian ideology based on Islamic law. During the Soviet–Afghan War and the following Afghan Civil War against the communist government, Jamiat-e Islami was one of the most powerful of the Afghan mujahideen groups. Burhanuddin Rabbani led the party (including its predecessors) from 1968 to 2011, and served as President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2001, in exile from 1996.^[1]