Shola-e Javid شعلهٔ جاوید | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Dissolved | 1969 |
| Youth wing | Progressive Youth Organization |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colors | Red Yellow |
Shola-e Javid (Dari: شعلهٔ جاوید, romanized: Šoʿle-ye Jāvid, lit. 'Eternal flame') was an anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist communist party founded around 1964 in the Kingdom of Afghanistan. Its strategy was Maoist and populist, gaining support from university students, professionals, the majority Pashtuns and the Hazaras.[1] It grew significantly in popularity throughout the late 1960s and into the 1970s, possibly eclipsing that of the Parcham and Khalq factions of the pro-Soviet People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) up until the factions' reconciliation in 1977. The Shola-e Javid party was made illegal in 1969 after criticizing King Zahir Shah.