National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan
Primarily Uzbek political party in Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Dari: جنبش ملی اسلامی افغانستان, Junbish-i-Milli Islami Afghanistan), sometimes called simply Junbish, is a Turkic political party in Afghanistan. Its founder is Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum who created it in 1992 made from his loyalist remnants from the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan's communist regime.
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National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan جنبش ملی اسلامی افغانستان | |
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Leader | Abdul Rashid Dostum |
President | Batur Dostum |
Chairperson | Shujauddin Zargham |
Spokesperson | Rahila Dostum |
Founder | Abdul Rashid Dostum |
Founded | March 1992 |
Split from | PDPA-Parcham |
Newspaper | Junbish-e Milli |
Youth wing | Salahuddin Hissam |
Ideology | Uzbek and Turkmen interests Secularism |
International affiliation | Turkic Council UNPO |
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It is described as "an organisation heavily peopled with former Communists and Islamists,"[1] and is regarded as somewhat secular and left-leaning. [2] Its voter base is mostly Uzbeks, and it is strongest in Jowzjan, Balkh, Faryab, Sar-e Pol, and Samangan provinces.[2]