Watan Party of Afghanistan

The Watan Party of Afghanistan (Persian: حزب وطن افغانستان‎) is a non-registered, secular, social-democratic and democratic socialist political party in Afghanistan.

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Watan Party of Afghanistan
LeaderMir Afghan Bawary
FoundedJune 28, 1997
Split fromParcham
IdeologySecularism
Progressivism
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
International affiliationProgressive Alliance
Website
www.hezbe-watan.com

History

The party was founded in exile during the time of the Taliban regime on 28 June 1997 in Munich, Germany, and has members inside the country where it is not officially registered. It considers itself a continuation of the post-communist, Islamic socialist, democratic socialist and neomarxist Democratic Watan Party of Afghanistan of Najibullah, which was established in 1990 as the successor to the ruling People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA). The Munich conference elected Muhammad Isa Jassur as the leader of the party. The party held its second congress in Frankfurt/Main in 2000.[1]

On July 28, 2017, thousands attended an event at a Kabul hotel for the fourth "consultative gathering for a legal relaunch of Watan Party". In the past, the party has attempted to register under the PDPA name, but has been refused registration.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Watan Party of Afghanistan" (PDF). May 24, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-24.
  2. "The Ghost of Najibullah: Hezb-e Watan announces (another) relaunch - Afghanistan Analysts Network". www.afghanistan-analysts.org. 21 August 2017.


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