Octet Party
1987-1989 Iran-backed Afghan Shia military alliance
The Octet Party (احزاب هشتگانه) was a Shia Afghan Mujahideen political union, mainly composed of ethnic Afghan Hazaras, during the Soviet-Afghan War. They were supported were based in Iran and known as "Ahzaab Hashtganah" (the octet party).
The Octet Party were predominantly active in the Hazarajat region in central Afghanistan, and fought against the PDPA government and the supporting Soviet troops. It formed the second largest resistance force in the war, after the main Afghan mujahideen (also called the "Peshawar Seven"), which was a Sunni alliance.
The Octet Party was formed in December 1987 with the direct participation of the Iranian state, after years of inter-factional struggle in the Hazarajat. In 1989, they were united into one party, Hezb-e Wahdat, with the exception of Hezbollah Afghanistan.
01The Eight Factions
The following Afghan organizations composed the Octet Party, all headquartered in Iran:
| Group | Year Founded | Leaders | ||
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| Hezbollah Afghanistan | HA | 1980 |
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| Islamic Victory Organization of Afghanistan | Al-Nasr | 1980 |
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| Afghan Revolutionary Guard Corps | IRGAC | 1982 | ||
| Islamic Movement of Afghanistan | IDA | 1978 |
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| Revolutionary Council of Islamic Unity of Afghanistan | Shura | 1979 |
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| Islamic Revolution Movement | DRI | 1980 |
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| Union of Islamic Fighters for Islam in Afghanistan | OBI | 1980 |
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| Thunder Party |
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