The opposition parties form an alliance as …
Years: 1996 - 1996
October
The opposition parties form an alliance as the United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (UIFSA).
This essentially anti-Taliban coalition includes the Tajik-dominated Jamiat-i Islami of Rabbani and Massoud; the predominantly Pashtun Hizb-i Islami of Hekmatyar, the Uzbek-dominated Junbish of General Abdul Rashid Dostum; and the Hazara Hizb-i Wahdat with its stronghold in the central mountainous region of the country known as Hazarajat.
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Groups
- Tajik people
- Pashtun people (Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, or Pathans)
- Hazara people
- Uzbeks
- Hizb-i Wahdat (Hazara militia in Afghanistan)
- Jamiat-i Islam (Tajik militia in Afghanistan)
- Hizb-i Islami (Pashtun militia in Afghanistan)
- Junbish-i Milli-yi Islami (National Islamic Movement) (Uzbek militia in Afghanistan)
- Northern Alliance, the (United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan)
- Taliban Movement
- Afghanistan, Islamic Emirate of
