Shura-e Nazar

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Shura-e Nazar
Major resistance forces against the Soviets 1985 (army-green depicts locations of Jamiat-i Islami. Shura-e Nazar comprised Jamiat but also other groups)
Leaders	Supervisory Council led by Ahmad Shah Massoud and including 130 local commanders
Dates of operation	1984–2001
Active regions	Afghanistan
Ideology	Islamic democracy Pan-Islamism Anti-communism Afghan nationalism
Political position	Centre-right
Opponents	Soviet Union  Democratic Republic of Afghanistan  Iraq Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin Taliban Al-Qaeda
Battles and wars	Soviet–Afghan War Panjshir offensives Gulf War,[1] War in Afghanistan (1989–2001), War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

The Shura-e Nazar (Persian: شورای نظار) (known as the Supervisory Council of the North) was created by Ahmad Shah Massoud in 1984 at the northern provinces of Takhar, Badakhshan, Balkh and Kunduz, during the Soviet-Afghan War. It comprised and united about 130 resistance commanders from 12 northern, eastern and central regions of Afghanistan.

Although many of the SCN leaders were affiliates of Rabbani's Jamiat-e Islami, the SCN established deep ties with local communities and ran its affairs independently from the Jamiat leadership, based in Pakistan. Many former SCN commanders and fighters continue to exert influence and power at various levels throughout the Northern provinces.^{[better source needed][2]}