Afghanistan Mujahedin Freedom Fighters Front (Persian: جبهه مبارزين مجاهد افغانستان, AMFF) was a united front of four Afghan paramilitary factions including the Revolutionary Group of the Peoples of Afghanistan (RGPA, later named Afghanistan Liberation Organization [ALO]) and the Liberation Organization of the People of Afghanistan (SAMA)—together with Traditionalists Islamists including the Afghanistan National Liberation Front, in June 1979.[1] They set aside their ideological differences in the fight against a common enemy. The Front fought against the pro-Soviet government and later also the Soviet Army during the Soviet–Afghan War.
| Afghanistan Mujahedin Freedom Fighters Front | |
|---|---|
| جبهه مبارزين مجاهد افغانستان | |
 AMFF symbol | |
| Leaders | Mulavi Dawood |
| Dates of operation | 1979–unknown |
| Group(s) | Islamic Revolutionary Movement of Afghanistan Afghanistan Liberation Organization Liberation Organization of the People of Afghanistan Sazman-e-al-Jihad Society for the Defense of Islam National Liberation Front |
| Ideology | Afghan nationalism Anti-imperialism Anti-Soviet Anti-PDPA Factions: Maoism Islamism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Allies |  China |
| Opponents |  Soviet Union Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin |
| Battles and wars | 1979 uprisings in Afghanistan Soviet-Afghan War |
History
editOn August 5, 1979, the Front tried to initiate an uprising against the Khalq government. The move, which was brutally crushed, became known as the Bala Hissar uprising.[2]
The most famous publication of AMFF was called Neither Puppet Regime nor Fundamentalism, Freedom and Democracy!, which was widely distributed across Afghanistan in the early 1980s.
The head of AMFF was Mulavi Dawood, who was abducted and killed by Islamic Party in Peshawar in November 1986.
References
edit- ^ Niamatullah Ibrahimi (September 2012). "Ideology without leadership" (PDF). afghanistan-analysts.org. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Glossary of Names and Terms mentioned in the Historical Overview". a-l-o.maoism.ru. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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