Watan Party of Afghanistan

Watan Party of Afghanistan
Watan Party of Afghanistan
Leader	Mir Afghan Bawary
Founded	28 June 1997
Split from	Parcham
Ideology	Social democracy; Progressivism; Reformism;
Political position	Centre-left
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance
Website
	www.hezbe-watan.com
	Politics of Afghanistan; Political parties; Elections;

The Watan Party of Afghanistan (Dari: حزب وطن افغانستان) is a social democratic political party in Afghanistan. The party describes itself as "national and democratic, progressive and reformist".^[1]

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 leftist ideas of Mohammad Najibullah and his Democratic Watan Party of Afghanistan, which was established in 1990 as the successor to the ruling People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA). The Munich conference elected as the leader of the party. The party held its second congress in Frankfurt/Main in 2000.^[2]

On 28 July 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.^[1]

References[]

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

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[afghanistan-analysts.org-1] "The Ghost of Najibullah: Hezb-e Watan announces (another) relaunch - Afghanistan Analysts Network". www.afghanistan-analysts.org. 21 August 2017.

[2] "Watan Party of Afghanistan" (PDF). 24 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2013.

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Watan Party of Afghanistan

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