Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen
- Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen
The Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen was an Afghan organization formed in 1985 by the seven Afghan mujahideen parties fighting against the Soviet and Democratic Republic of Afghanistan forces in the Soviet-Afghan War. The alliance sought to function as a united diplomatic front towards the world opinion, and sought representation in the United Nations and Organisation of the Islamic Conference. [ [http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1986/mar-apr/collins.html The War In Afghanistan ] ]
The constituents of the alliance fell into two categories, the political Islamists: Islamic Party (Khalis), Islamic Party (Hekmatyar), Islamic Society (Rabbani), and Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan (Sayyaf), and the traditionalists: National Islamic Front for Afghanistan (Gailani), Afghanistan National Liberation Front (Mojaddedi), and Revolutionary Islamic Movement (Mohammadi).
Although the alliance took its formal shape in the 1980s, it had "de facto" existed as a political bloc since May 1979, when the Pakistani government decided to limit the flow of foreign financial aid, mainly from USA and Saudi Arabia, to the said seven organizations, thus cutting of monetary supply to nationalist and leftwing resistance groups. [http://www.kas.de/db_files/dokumente/7_dokument_dok_pdf_9674_2.pdf]
References
*Kaplan, Robert D. "Soldiers of God: With the Mujahidin in Afghanistan". Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. ISBN 0-395-52132-7
*Weisman, Steven R. "Rebel Rivalry is Hampering Afghan Talks", "The New York Times", March 1, 1988.
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