Sazman-i Nasr explained

Sazman-i Nasr
War:the Soviet–Afghan War
Active:1980s
Ideology:Shia Islamism
Hazara nationalism
Shariatism
Leaders:Muhammad Hussain Sadiqi
Abdul Ali Mazari
Shaykh Shafak
Partof:Tehran Eight
Opponents: Soviet Union
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Sazman-i Nasr (Persian: سازمان نصر|lit=Organization of Victory) was a Hazara militant group, opposed to the leftist Afghan government during the 1980s. After the Revolutionary Council of Islamic Unity of Afghanistan, Al-Nasr was the elite militant group. The organisation included many young men educated in Kabul, including Shia clergymen, and received support from the Khomeini government.[1] It was a part of the Tehran Eight political constellation after 1987.[2]

Notes and References

  1. J. Bruce Amstutz . Afghanistan: The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation. DIANE Publishing, 1994.,
  2. Web site: Afghan Nasr Organisation. Terrorism Research & Analysis Consoritium. 2020-01-18.