List of political parties in Afghanistan
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Political parties are banned in
The Taliban movement took over the government by force in 2021, and has since ruled the country unopposed. In September 2022, Acting Deputy Minister of Justice Maulvi Abdul Karim stated that there is "no need" for political parties to be active.[1] On 16 August 2023, the Taliban government formally banned all political parties in Afghanistan in a decree announced by Acting Justice Minister Abdul Hakim Haqqani, because according to them, there is no concept of political party in the Sharia and the political parties do not serve Afghanistan's interests.[2]
Major parties under the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
All parties are now banned; the following is a list of major parties during the rule of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The law governing the formation of political parties was promulgated in 2009, and required parties to have at least 10,000 members, (previously they had only needed 700 members).[3]
Minor parties under the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Former parties
The following is a list of historical parties disestablished prior to the founding of the Islamic Republic. Since the coup in 1973, Afghanistan has had many different political parties. These include
English name | Ideology | Notes | |
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National Revolutionary Party of Afghanistan | Republicanism, Secularism |
Party founded by first president bloody military coup by the communists in 1978.
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People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan | Communist party founded in 1965. Gained power in a 1978 coup, and was the Democratic Watan Party in 1990.
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People's Solidarity Movement of Afghanistan (Feda'ian) | Socialism | ||
Shalleh-ye Javiyd |
Anti-revisionism |
Banned in 1969 for opposing the Shah regime.
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References
- ^ Ziaei, Hadia (4 September 2022). "Officials: Afghanistan Does Not Need a Constitution". TOLOnews. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Gul, Ayaz (16 August 2023). "Taliban Ban Afghan Political Parties, Citing Sharia Violations". Voice of America. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Political Parties in Afghanistan," British Embassy in Kabul website (accessed 14 December 2012)
- ^ a b "Refworld | A House Divided? Analysing the 2005 Afghan Elections".
External links
- د افغانستان متحد ملت ګوند Afghanistan United Nation Party Website
- Licensed political parties (from the Afghanistan Ministry of Justice)
- Leftist parties of Afghanistan
- Crisis Group Asia Briefing N°39, Political Parties in Afghanistan, 5 June 2005
- Afghanistan Analysts Network series on Afghan political parties (begun in 2012)
- Political Parties in Afghanistan United States Institute of Peace
See also
- List of political parties by country