Jamaat Ansarullah

Jamaat Ansarullah
جماعت انصارالله
Ҷамоати Ансоруллоҳ
LeadersAmriddin Tobarov (2006–2015)
Muhammad Shafirov (2015–present)
Dates of operation2006–present
Allegiance Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (since 2021, denied by Afghan Taliban)
Motives
HeadquartersBadakhshan, Afghanistan
Active regions
IdeologyIslamic fundamentalism
Deobandi jihadism
Wahabism
Religious nationalism
Revolutionism
Political positionFar-right
Size~300
Allies Afghan Taliban (alleged; denied by the Taliban)[2]
al-Qaeda (alleged)
Turkistan Islamic Party
Opponents Tajikistan
National Resistance Front
Islamic State - Khorasan Province
Battles and warsTaliban insurgency
Islamic State-Taliban conflict
Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
Designated as a terrorist group by Tajikistan
Preceded by
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
United Tajik Opposition (anti-armistice faction)

Jamaat Ansarullah or Tajikistan Taliban (Tajik: Ҷамоати Ансоруллоҳ, Persian: جماعت انصارالله), is a Anti Tajikistan terrorist group based out of Badakhshan, Afghanistan. It is related to al-Qaeda and Taliban.

  1. ^ Sweet, Julia (2022). "Jamaat Ansarullah (JA) Commander, Mahdi Arsalan, Ready To Invade the Shamsiddin Shokhin District (Shuroabad) in Khatlon region of Tajikistan - 06 October 2021". TRAC. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  2. ^ "طالبان تاجیکستان اعلام موجودیت کرد! - خبرآنلاین". www.khabaronline.ir.