Afghan nationalism
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Afghan nationalism, or pan-Afghanism,
History
It has been argued that Afghan nationalism has its roots from the years 1901-1929.
Afghan nationalism became increasingly prominent in the late 1980s under
Following the 2021 Taliban offensive and subsequent take-over of Afghanistan in 2021, many in the Afghan diaspora, primarily non-Pashtun members began reassessing Afghan nationalism and the overlaps it has with Pashtun nationalism, this combined with the widely documented historical and current Persecution of Hazaras by the Taliban and various Pashtun-led governments has led to many outright rejecting the Afghan national identity mirroring earlier events such as the ID card (e-Tazkira) controversy.[9] The Taliban regime's unlawful detainment and torture of civilians in Panjshir Province as part of crackdowns on the opposing National Resistance Front of Afghanistan[10] has further inflamed such debates and ethnic tensions in the diaspora. This has led to much controversy between Pashtun Afghans and non-Pashtun Afghans leading to the re-emergence of Hazara nationalism and other forms of nationalistic sentiment amongst non-Pashtun members of the diaspora much to the dislike of Pashtun nationalists and Afghan nationalists in the Afghan diaspora.
Beliefs
Afghan nationalists have, at least historically, attempted to build an Afghan national identity as a united Afghan people with a common culture and history.[4] Afghan nationalists tend to have right-wing conservative positions like those of the Islamic Movement of Taliban, or left-wing Marxist/Socialist positions like those of the Khalqists, Daoud Khan's Revolutionary Party and supporters of the former President Najibullah.[11]
References
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- ^ Caron, James M (2009). Cultural Histories of Pashtun Nationalism, Public Participation, and Social Inequality in Monarchic Afghanistan, 1905-1960.
- ^ a b Rasikh, Jawan (Fall 2010). "Nationalism in Afghanistan - A Descriptive Analysis". Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations Student Research Paper Series.
- ^ JSTOR 3879829.
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- ^ Khalil, Ahmad Bilal (3 March 2017). "Pakistan, Islamism, and the Fear of Afghan Nationalism". The Diplomat.
- ^ Atkinson, Darren (2015). "From Communism to Nationalism? The Trajectory of 'Post-Communist' Ideology in Afghanistan" (PDF).[self-published source?]
- ^ "Who is an Afghan? Row over ID cards fuels ethnic tension". Reuters. 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Afghanistan: Taliban Torture Civilians in Panjshir". Human Rights Watch. 10 June 2022.
- ^ Mansoor, Ehsan (2017). "Ethnicity, Religion and Nationalism in Afghanistan" (PDF). Himalayan & Central Asian Studies. 21 (2/3): 118–132.