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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Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Afghan resistance group
Islamist political party
mujahideen movement
activeInConflict Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED
alliance other Afghan mujahideen factions
armedStruggleAgainst Afghan communist regime
Soviet military presence in Afghanistan
conflictRole major mujahideen faction during Soviet–Afghan War
conflictType guerrilla warfare
country Afghanistan
goal establishment of an Islamic system in Afghanistan
overthrow of communist government in Afghanistan
hasRole insurgent group
political party
historicalContext Cold War
ideology Islamism
involvedIn Afghan jihad against Soviet occupation
languageOfName Persian
movementType Islamist mujahideen movement
nameMeaning Islamic Revolution Movement
notableFor armed resistance against Soviet forces in Afghanistan
resistance to the communist government of Afghanistan in the 1980s
operationalStatusIn1980s active
opposed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Soviet Union
partOf Afghan mujahideen
politicalPosition Islamist
conservative
politicalSystemAdvocated Islamic state
primaryOpponents Soviet-backed Afghan government
regionOfActivity eastern Afghanistan
rural Afghanistan
southern Afghanistan
religiousBasis Islamic law
religiousOrientation Sunni Islam
supportedBy foreign backers of Afghan mujahideen
timePeriod 1980s
typeOfOrganization Afghan political organization
armed Islamist organization

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami ("Islamic Revolution Movement")
nameMeaning
Afghan mujahideen
notableFaction
Soviet–Afghan War
opponent

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