Saqqawists | |
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![]() Flag of Afghanistan under Habibullāh Kalakāni | |
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Dates of operation | 1924–1931 |
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Group(s) | Tajiks |
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Ideology | Islamic fundamentalism[2]
Islamism[3][4] Anti-Shi'ism[5] Tajik interests[6] |
Size | 24[7] (1924) 20,000 (14 April 1929) |
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The Saqqawists (Dari: سقاویها Saqāwīhā) were an armed group in Afghanistan who were active from 1924 to 1931. They were led by Habibullāh Kalakāni, and in January 1929, they managed to take control of the capital of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, Kabul, re-establishing the Emirate of Afghanistan. Following military reversals in the Afghan Civil War (1928–1929), they were forced out of the capital in October 1929. Saqqawist activity ended in 1931.
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