Hizb-i Islami [ID 687]

Party of Islam Founded 1973 (1979) in Pakistan by Gulbuddin Hikmatyar (member of Hizb-i Jami'at-i Islami-yi Afghanistan, who is being qualified to be a terrorist/saboteur by the government Zulfigar Ali Bhutto) Chairman: Gulbuddin Hikmatyar Party members: Sunnites, Pashtu-speaking Pashtuns (after the breakup of the communist Watan-party resp. DVPA (1992) many Khalqis joined the party) Nevertheless, the Hizb-i Islami never manages to get the support of the leaders (Shura/council) of the controlling Pashtun tribes. Orientation: radical-Islamist

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30.03.2004 - Source: International Crisis Group

Emerging political fault lines: Pro-Karzai camp strategy to secure support of Pashtun mujahidin associated with Hizb-i Islami factions ("Elections and security in Afghanistan") [#20875],  [ID 688]

"[...] An important element of the pro-Karzai camp's strategy was to secure the support of Pashtun mujahidin, formerly associated with the Hizb-i Islami factions led by Gulbuddin Hikmatyar and Yunis Khalis, as well as Sayyaf's Ittihad-i Islami. The incorporation of former Hizb-i Islami personalities into the government has accelerated since the Constitutional Loya Jirga, an indication that the support extended to Karzai by the party's erstwhile members may be more than a short-term alliance. Sayyaf, while promoting a more radically Islamic agenda than that reflected in the draft constitution, was relatively muted in his protests when his party's proposals were rejected and is reported to have played a conciliatory role during disputes over the draft. [...]"

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28.01.2003 - Source: BBC News

Profile of the warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, reported to be allied to the men battling against US forces ("Profile: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar") [#10527],  [ID 689]

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