National Islamic Front of Afghanistan

National Islamic Front of Afghanistan
محاذ ملی اسلامی افغانستان
LeaderHamed Gailani (since 2017)
FounderAhmed Gailani
Founded1979
HeadquartersKabul
IdeologyAfghan nationalism
Pashtun Interests
Royalism (formerly)
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionSunni Islam
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National Islamic Front of Afghanistan
محاذ ملی اسلامی افغانستان
LeaderAhmed Gailani
Dates of operation
CountryAfghanistan
IdeologyAfghan nationalism
Anti-communism
Royalism
Part ofAfghan Mujahideen (1979–1989)
Interim Afghan Government (1989–1992)
Afghanistan Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2001)
Afghanistan Northern Alliance (1996–2001)
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National Islamic Front of Afghanistan (Mahaz-e Milli-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan, Mahaz-i Milli-yi Islami-yi Afghanistan) is a political party in Afghanistan.[1][2] It has been led, since its founding, by members of a prominent Sufi family, the Gailani. It is primarily (but not exclusively) a Pashtun party, followers of the Sufi holy man Pir Sayed Ahmed Gailani have a reputation for moderate thought and the traditional mystical and introspective religious currents that characterize Sufism in that sect.

  1. ^ John L. Esposito (2004). The Oxford dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-19-512559-7. He was succeeded by his sons, Sher agha Jan (Sayyid Ali Gaylani, b. 1923) and the Effendi Jan (Sayyed Ahmad Gaylani, b. 1932), who left Kabul in 1978 and headed the National Islamic Front, Mahaz-e Milli-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan, in Peshawar during the jihad against the Soviet occupation.
  2. ^ "The 2009 Presidential and Provincial Council Electionsin Afghanistan" (PDF). National Democratic Institute. 2009. p. 49. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2011. Four of the Paktika provincial council members are affiliated with the Mahaz Mili Islami Afghanistan party and one is affiliated with the Jamiat Islami Afghanistan party.