Hezb e Islami
alternative words: Hezb i Islami, Hezbi Islami, Islamic party
keywords: islam , organization
related topics: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar , Muhammad Daoud
related web sites: http://www.hezb-e-islami.org
explanation: Daoud's iron fist policy forced Hekmatyar to flee to Peshawar. He founded there an Islamic party, Hezb e Islami in 1975 to organize a resistance against Doud then communist regimes thanks to an aid from Pakistan. After the fall of Kabul in 1992, he tried to overthrow Rabbani's regime by launching rocket attack to Kabul. After a takeover of Kabul by Taliban in 1996, they had to be reconciled but meantime, Pakistan changing their support to Taliban, Hezb e Islami has lost influence.