People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan
People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan حزب وحدت اسلامی مردم افغانستان | |
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Mohammad Mohaqiq | |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Split from | Hezbe Wahdat |
| Headquarters | Kabul |
| Ideology | Shia Islamism Hazara nationalism |
| National affiliation | National Front of Afghanistan |
| Colours | Red, Blue |
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People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan (
The party was founded in 2004 after Mohaqiq, resigned from his post as Minister of Planning in the Afghan government. After resigning from both his government position and
2004 Presidential election. Despite having just founded the PIUPA, Mohaqiq ran as an independent on a Hazara nationalist platform. Like many of the other candidates, Mohaqiq's campaign emphasized an "everyman" image, and claimed that he would fight for the people's interests. Despite Karim Khalili, the Head of Hezbe Wahdat, running as Vice President on President Karzai's ticket Mohaqiq won the bulk of the Hazara vote.[3]
Mohaqiq and the party opposed the 2009
Personal Status Law, which allowed a man to refuse sustenance to his wife should she refuse to have sex with him.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ministry of Justice – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Archived 2007-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 9780230112001.
- ^ Saikal, Amin. Modern Afghanistan: A History of Struggle and Survival. I.B.Tauris. p. 356.
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