Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami
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Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami was an Afghan Islamist mujahideen movement and political party that played a significant role in resisting Soviet forces and the communist government during the 1980s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afghan resistance group
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Islamist political party → mujahideen movement → |
| activeInConflict |
Soviet–Afghan War
NERFINISHED
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| alliance |
other Afghan mujahideen factions
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| armedStruggleAgainst |
Afghan communist regime
→
Soviet military presence in Afghanistan → |
| conflictRole |
major mujahideen faction during Soviet–Afghan War
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| conflictType |
guerrilla warfare
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| country |
Afghanistan
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| goal |
establishment of an Islamic system in Afghanistan
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overthrow of communist government in Afghanistan → |
| hasRole |
insurgent group
→
political party → |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
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| ideology |
Islamism
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| involvedIn |
Afghan jihad against Soviet occupation
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| languageOfName |
Persian
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| movementType |
Islamist mujahideen movement
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| nameMeaning |
Islamic Revolution Movement
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| notableFor |
armed resistance against Soviet forces in Afghanistan
→
resistance to the communist government of Afghanistan in the 1980s → |
| operationalStatusIn1980s |
active
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| opposed |
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
→
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan → Soviet Union → |
| partOf |
Afghan mujahideen
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| politicalPosition |
Islamist
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conservative → |
| politicalSystemAdvocated |
Islamic state
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| primaryOpponents |
Soviet-backed Afghan government
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| regionOfActivity |
eastern Afghanistan
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rural Afghanistan → southern Afghanistan → |
| religiousBasis |
Islamic law
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| religiousOrientation |
Sunni Islam
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| supportedBy |
foreign backers of Afghan mujahideen
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| timePeriod |
1980s
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| typeOfOrganization |
Afghan political organization
→
armed Islamist organization → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami
("Islamic Revolution Movement")
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nameMeaning |
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Afghan mujahideen
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notableFaction |
|
Soviet–Afghan War
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opponent |