The Basej-e Milli ( fa, بسيج ملی, lit=National Movement) alternatively called Rawand-e Sabz-e Afghanistan ( fa, روند سبز افغانستان, lit=Afghanistan Green Trend) was a political party in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

created by former Afghan intelligence chief

Amrullah Saleh Amrullah Saleh (Pashto/ prs, امرالله صالح, ; born 15 October 1972) is an Afghan politician who served as the first vice president of Afghanistan from February 2020 to August 2021, and acting interior minister from 2018 to 2019. He w ...

(2004–2010).

History

Basej-e Milli started as a grassroots movement when Saleh visited cities and small towns in several Afghan provinces talking about his political beliefs in favour of democracy and reform but strongly opposing the

Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalist, militant Islamist, jihadist, and Pasht ...

.Saleh's Green Trend Announces New Political Alliance, Affirms Support for Afghan Forces
''tolonews.com''. Retrieved 6 September 2021 In May 2011, more than 100,000 of Saleh's followers took part in an anti-

demonstration in the capital

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

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