Northern Alliance
The Northern Alliance, officially the United Islamic National Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan, was an anti-Taliban military alliance of warlords and military commanders against the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in support of the Islamic State of Afghanistan.[1] It was active between 1996 and 2001.[1] It was based in the city of Taloqan, Afghanistan.[2] In 2001, it was reported that a leader of the movement was killed by Taliban fighters.[3] The group was dissolved in 2001 following the September 11 attacks with the United States invading the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the War in Afghanistan.[4]
| United Islamic National Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan | |
|---|---|
| Participant in Afghan Civil War (1996-2001) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | |
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| Active | 1996-2001 |
| Status | Semi-active as the Panjshir resistance |
| Ideology | Anti-Jihadism
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| Leaders | Burhanuddin Rabbani Abdullah Abdullah Ahmad Shah Massoud Abdul Rashid Dostum Haji Abdul Qadeer Muhammad Mohaqiq Karim Khalili |
| Headquarters | Taloqan, Afghanistan |
| Area of operations | Islamic State of Afghanistan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
Northern Alliance Media
Territorial control of Northern Alliance before the U.S invasion of Afghanistan
United Front troops lined up next to the runway at Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province. (December 16, 2001)
Northern Alliance troops under General Dostum's command in Mazar-e Sharif, December 2001
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Northern Alliance". irp.fas.org. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ "Press Backgrounder: Military Assistance to the Afghan Opposition (Human Rights Watch Backgrounder, October 2001)". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ "Afghanistan resistance leader feared dead in blast". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ "Operation Enduring Freedom" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
