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National Coalition of Afghanistan Etelaf-e Milli | |
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| Leader | Abdullah Abdullah |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Dissolved | 15 August 2021 |
| Colors | Dark Blue Dark Green |
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The National Coalition of Afghanistan (Persian: ائتلاف ملی, Etelaf-e Milli; previously known as the Coalition for Change and Hope), was a political coalition in Afghanistan led by Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's former foreign minister (2001–2005) and main challenger of President Hamid Karzai in the 2009 Afghan presidential elections. Abdullah Abdullah was a close friend of the Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud who was assassinated two days before the September 11 attacks.
Besides the National Front of Afghanistan, the National Coalition acted as the leading democratic opposition movement against the governments of Hamid Karzai[1][2] and Ashraf Ghani. Abdullah Abdullah was supported among others by the governor of Balkh province, Ustad Atta Mohammad Noor. Both Abdullah and Atta Noor derive from the Jamiat-e Islami like National Front of Afghanistan chairman Ahmad Zia Massoud and former intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh.
The coalition ended with the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021.
- ^ "Afghan opposition says new parliament can check Karzai". Reuters. November 24, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Afghan Parliamentary Election: Checks and Balances of Power". Khaama Press. December 9, 2010.