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National Understanding Front of Afghanistan (''Jabha-ye Tafahom-e Melli-ye Afghanistan'') was an alliance of opposition
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in
Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
. It was founded in April 2005, with the intention of jointly contesting elections. It did however become inactive within a couple of months.
Yunus Qanuni Yunus Qanuni (, born on 10 May 1957 in Panjshir Valley) is an Afghan politician who was Vice President of Afghanistan. An ethnic Tajik, Qanooni is the leader of the '' Afghanistan e Naween'' (New Afghanistan) political party and former Speaker ...
was the main leader of the front. Members of the front were: * New Afghanistan Party *
People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan (, ''Hezb-e Wahdat Islami Mardum-e Afghanistan'') is a political party in Afghanistan, formed after a split in the ''Hezbe Wahdat''. The party is led by Mohammed Mohaqiq. The party was founded in 2004 ...
* Islamic Rule Party of Afghanistan *
Islamic Movement of Afghanistan Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (, ''Harakat-e Islami-yi Afghanistan'') is a political party and former faction of the Afghan Northern Alliance (United Front) in Afghanistan. The movement is registered as a political party with the Ministry o ...
* National and Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan *
National Independence Party of Afghanistan National Independence Party of Afghanistan (''Hezb-e Isteqlal-e Milli-ye Afghanistan'', ) is a political party in Afghanistan, led by Taj Muhammad Wardak. In 2004, after being defeated in the 2004 Afghan presidential election, presidential election ...
* Islamic and National Revolution Movement of Afghanistan * Islamic Organisation "Young Afghanistan" * National and Islamic Moderate Party of Afghanistan * Peace and National Unity Party of Afghanistan * National Unity Party of the Tribes of Afghanistan * National Solidarity Movement of Afghanistan (joined in May 2005) Three individual presidential candidates joined the front, Abdul Hafeez Mansoor, Mir Mahfouz Neda'i and Latif Pedram. But the latter two left after two weeks.


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