Nahzat-e-Islami

Leader of Nahzat-e-Islami:
Abdul Hamid Khurasani (20190109) (see picture left) has been arrested on charges of extortion, kidnapping, murder, leading criminal armed gang, drugs smuggling, spreading chaos and terror, and insulting the government officials in video and audio messages.(20190108) Khurasani is said to be connected with powerful Jamiat-e Islami of Salahuddin Rabani.(20190108)





Member of the Nehzat-i-Islami Muqawamat office (Khairkhana, Kabul)
Ahmad Fardin (20190108)

Background:

Nahzat - e Islami Nahzat - i - Islami (Islamic Resurgence), Nahzat (Progress), Nehzat - I - Afghanistan (the Islamic Force of Afghanistan) Nuhzat - e - Islami - e - Afghanistan (Islamic Movement of Afghanistan) Years of Operation: 1979 - 1989, then as faction of Hezb -e Wahdat (Unity Party) Leaders: The leaders were from Jaghori; the most notable were Shiekh Ali Yawar Iftikhari and their representative in Peshawar Aqai Ali Rahim. The main Nahzat commander was Wasiq. Based in: Jaghori district of Ghazni, and Herat. Supported by: Hazaras History: The  Nahzat Party is one of a number of Hazara parties in the 1980s which merged to form the Hezb-e Wahdat (Unity Party) in 1989. it was based in Jaghori district of Ghazni  province and most of its leaders were from Jaghori. It fought against the Shura-i-Itttefaq, Harakat and Hezb - e Islami in the 1980s, before joining Hezb - e Wahdat in 1989.  Nahzat - e Islami is a good example of military commanders refusing to  unite in spite of the  agreement of their leaders. Its senior leaders participated in the unification process and hosted  one of the meetings in their stronghold in the Jaghouri district of Ghazni. However, Wasiq, Nehzat’ s main military commander in the district, refused to dismantle his military structure and continued to operate under the name of Nahzat. This resulted in a military confrontation with the formerly Nasr commanders who were fighting on behalf of Hezb - e Wahdat. The  conflict resulted in the total defeat of  Nahzat and other smaller organisations in this district in 1993.