Hezb-i Islami Khalis explained

Hezb-e Islami Khalis
Native Name Lang:ps
Colorcode:
  1. 12B447
Leader:Din Mohammad
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Founder:Mohammad Yunus Khalis
Founded:1979
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Split:Hezbi Islami
Religion:Sunni Islam
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Seats1 Title:Seats in the House of the People
Seats2 Title:Seats in the House of Elders
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State:Afghanistan

Hezb-e Islami Khalis (Pushto; Pashto: {{nq|حزب اسلامی خالص) is an Afghan political ex-Mujahideen movement under Mohammad Yunus Khalis, who separated from Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hezb-e Islami and formed his own resistance group in 1979. The two parties were distinguished as Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin and Hezb-e Islami Khalis, after the names of their respective leaders.

The Hezb-e Islami Khalis was part of the "Peshawar Seven", who fought against the Soviets in the Soviet–Afghan War and fought in the Gulf War along with the American-led coalition against Iraq.[1] Among its most notable members were Hibatullah Akhundzada, Abdul Haq, Amin Wardak, Jalaluddin Haqqani, and founder of the Taliban, Mullah Omar.[2] [3]

Following Khalis' organization in 2006, a power struggle ensued between his son Anwar ul Haq Mujahid and Haji Din Mohammad, the former governor of Kabul Province. Mohammad appears to have been successful in consolidating his control over much of the party.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Desert Shield and Desert Storm a Chronology and Troop List for the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf Crisis. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412060905/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a234743.pdf. live. April 12, 2019. apps.dtic.mil. 2018-12-18 .
  2. Web site: Who are the Taliban's key leaders in Afghanistan? . 2022-07-02 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
  3. Web site: Database . 4 March 2024 . www.afghan-bios.info.
  4. Program for Culture and Conflict Studies. Wardak. US Naval Postgraduate School. Last updated 23 January 2009.