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Political party in Afghanistan

Watan Party of Afghanistan

Leader	Mir Afghan Bawary
Founded	28 June 1997 (1997-06-28)
Preceded by	Watan Party
Membership	13,000
Ideology	Social democracy Progressivism Reformism Afghan nationalism
Political position	Centre-left
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance
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Website
www.hezbe-watan.com
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The Watan Party of Afghanistan (Dari: حزب وطن افغانستان, Hezb-e Watan-e Afganestan) is a social democratic political party in Afghanistan. The party describes itself as "national and democratic, progressive and reformist".

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 Watan Party, 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.

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.

Ideology

The party does not identify with either the Khalq or Parcham (which they call "Karmalist"). The Party has described itself as "left-wing nationalist, social democratic, progressive and reformist" and is against foreign interference in Afghanistan, particularly from the Pakistanis.

References

^ "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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