Jamiat-e Islami

Jamiat-e Islami
Jamiat-e Islami
جمعیت اسلامی افغانستان
Founder	Burhanuddin Rabbani
Dates of operation	1972–1989 (Paramilitary); 1979–1989 (Part of Afghan Mujahideen); 1989–1992 (1st government as Interim); 1992–2001 (2nd government); 2001–2021 (as political party);
Country	Afghanistan
Groups	Primarily Tajiks; Minority Uzbeks and Pashtuns
Status	Unknown
Part of	Afghan Mujahideen (1979–1989); Interim Afghan Government (1989–1992); Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2001); Northern Alliance (1996–2001); ;
Allies	NATO (2001–2002); ; United States (-2002); Pakistan (1975–1992); West Germany; United Kingdom; France; Turkey; Japan; China; Egypt; Saudi Arabia (until 1994); Islamic Republic of Iran; Russia (until 2001); India (until 2001); Tajikistan (from 1996, sometimes); Non-state Allies:; United Tajik Opposition (1993–1997); Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (1976–1987); Junbish-i Milli (until 1993); Ittehad-e Islami; Maktab al-Khidamat (1984–1988); Hezbe Wahdat (1979–1992); Hezb-e Islami Khalis (until 1992);
Opponents	State Opponents:; Republic of Afghanistan (1974–1978); Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992); Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001); Soviet Union; Iraq (1990–1991); Tajikistan (until 1996, sometimes); Pakistan (1992–2001); Non-state Opponents:; Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (sometimes, until 1996); Taliban; Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan; Al-Qaeda; Hezbe Wahdat (sometimes, until 2001); Junbish-i Milli (sometimes, until 1994);
Designated as a terrorist group by	Afghanistan (1974–1978, 1978–1992)

Islamic Society

جمعیت اسلامی افغانستان
Islamic Society جمعیت اسلامی افغانستان
	Emblem of Jamiat-e-Islami
Chairman of the Political Bureau	Salahuddin Rabbani
Military commander	Ahmad Shah Massoud † (1972–2001); Mohammad Fahim (2001–2014); Atta Muhammad Nur (Northern Region); Ismail Khan (Western Region);
Founder	Burhanuddin Rabbani †
Founded	1972 (possibly 1960s)
Headquarters	Fayzabad (1972–1992; 2000–2001); Kabul (1992–1996); Taloqan (1996–2000);
Ideology	Islamic democracy; Communitarism; Moderate progressivism; Afghan Tajik interests; Anti-Communism; Anti-Sovietism; Anti-Islamic extremism; Anti-Taliban; ;
Political position	Centre
Religion	Sunni Islam
Colours	Green; White
Seats in the House of the People	0 / 249
Party flag
Website
	jamiat-e-islami.org
	Politics of Afghanistan; Political parties; Elections;

Jamiat-e-Islami (also rendered as Jamiati Islami; Dari: جمعیت اسلامی افغانستان, lit. 'Islamic Society'), sometimes shortened to Jamiat, is a predominantly Afghan Tajik political party and former paramilitary organisation in Afghanistan. It was the largest functioning paramilitary in Afghanistan, with 5,000 cadres and 30,000 supporters, and was originally formed as a student political society at Kabul University. It has a communitarian ideology based on Islamic law. During the Soviet–Afghan War and the subsequent First Afghan Civil War against the communist government, Jamiat-e Islami was one of the most powerful of the Afghan mujahideen groups. Burhanuddin Rabbani led the party (including its predecessors) from 1968 to 2011, and served as President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2001, in exile from 1996.