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KOMSTAN (Kamdish) Rebellion Islamic Revolutionary State of AFGHANISTAN : Mulavi Mohammad Afzal
AFGHANISTAN (Kabul) UNO Member Islamic State of AFGHANISTAN : President Burhanuddin Rabbani
TALIBAN AFGHANISTAN (Kandahar) Rebellion Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan : TALIBAN AFGHANISTAN : Emir Mullah Mohammad Omar
HAZARAJAT (Bamian) Rebellion Islamic Unity Party of AFGHANISTAN [Hazarajat Region in rebellion] : Karim Khalili
NORTH AFGHANISTAN (Mazar-i-Sharif) Rebellion People´s Muslim Movement of AFGHANISTAN [Government of North Afghanistan] : Abdul Rashid Dostum

Other Entities with similar names
People´s Muslim Movement of AFGHANISTAN [Government of North Afghanistan]
(Mazar-i-Sharif)

People´s Muslim Movement of AFGHANISTAN
[Government of North Afghanistan]

Flag or logo since 1992-04-27*
Junbish-i-Milli Islami AFGHANISTAN : جنبش ملی اسلامی افغانستان‎ (prs) RebellionDe facto Independent
Emblem or Symbol*

Abdul Rashid Dostum
(ruler of NORTH AFGHANISTAN since 1996-05-01)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Mazar-i-Sharif
(Mazar-e Sharif)
Official & national languages: Dari Persian (prs) .

Mainland:


NORTH AFGHANISTAN Government of NORTH AFGHANISTAN  (Mazar-i-Sharif)

6 Divisions:

BADGHIS Province of BADGHIS  (Qalay-i Naw)Local: Astan BĀDGHĪS : ولایت بادغیس (prs) + BADGHIS Wilayat : ولایت‎ بادغیس (ps)  (Qal´eh-ye Now)
BALKH Province of BALKH  (Mazar-i-Sharif)Local: Astan BALKH : ولایت بلخ (prs) + BALKH Wilayat : بلخ ولایت‎ (ps)  (Mazar-e Sharif)
FARYAB Province of FARYAB  (Maimana)Local: Astan FĀRYĀB : ولایت فاریاب (prs) + FARYAB Wilayat : فارياب ولايت (ps)  (Meymaneh)
JOZJAN Province of JOZJAN : Juzjan  (Shibarghan)Local: Astan JOWZJĀN : ولایت جوزجان (prs) + JAWZJAN Wilayat : جوزجان ولايت (ps)  (Sheberghan)
SAMANGAN Province of SAMANGAN  (Aybak)Local: Astan SAMANGĀN : ولایت سمنگان (prs) + SAMONGAN Wilayat : سمنگان ولايت (ps)  (Aybak)
SARI PUL Province of SARI PUL  (Sari-Pul)Local: Astan SAR-E POL : ولایت سرپل (prs) + SARI PUL Wilayat : سرپل ولايت (ps)  (Sar-e Pol)





* The emblems shown for the subdivisions may in some cases be those of their capital.

Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

AFGHANISTAN Islamic State of AFGHANISTAN  (Kabul)
HAZARAJAT Islamic Unity Party of AFGHANISTAN [Hazarajat Region in rebellion]  (Bamian)
KAYAN Ismaili Warlordship of KAYAN  (Kayan)
KOMSTAN Islamic Revolutionary State of AFGHANISTAN  (Kamdish)
SALAFI GROUP Society for the Call to the Quran : THE SALAFI GROUP  (Kunar Area)
TALIBAN AFGHANISTAN Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan : TALIBAN AFGHANISTAN  (Kandahar)


Other Territories or Entities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

BADAKHSHAN Province of BADAKHSHAN  (Fayzabad)
FREE ISLAMIC AFGHANISTAN Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan : IULA  (Dawah Al-Jihad)
GHOR Province of GHOR  (Chaghcharan-Firozkoh)
KABUL Province of KABUL  (Kabul)
KAPISA Province of KAPISA  (Mahmud-i-Raqi)
KHALIS Hezb-e Islami Khalis : ISLAMIC PARTY OF KHALIS FACTION  (Jalalabad)
KONDUZ Province of KONDUZ  (Konduz)
KUNAR Province of KUNAR  (Asadabad)
LAGHMAN Province of LAGHMAN  (Mihtarlam)
NURISTAN Province of NURISTAN  (Parun)
PARWAN Province of PARWAN  (Charikar)
TAKHAR Province of TAKHAR  (Talugan)
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 General Internet Sources

   * Base géographique, Archives nationales d'outre-mer (FR). For the administrative divisions of the former French dependencies.
   * Centennia Historical Atlas Software, ed. Centennia (US). For Europe, North Africa and Middle East historical maps.
   * Drapeaux d'Origine & d'Inspiration Françaises - DO&IF, SFV (FR). For French colonial flags.
   * Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International (US). For languages codes.
   * Flags Of The World - FOTW, Rob Raeside (CA). For the current and historic flags of the world.
   * GeoNames, Geonames (CH). Geographical names database.
   * Google Books, Google (US). Online library used for specific sources.
   * Herald Dick Magazine, Herald Dick (FR). For some current and historic arms.
   * Heraldry of the World, by Ralf Hartemink (NL). For local emblems and arms.
   * L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, by Jacques Leclerc, University of Laval (CA). For national linguistic policies.
   * National Arms and Emblems - Past and Present, by Hubert de Vries (NL). For historic national emblems and arms.
   * Numismondo - World Printed Money Picture Catalog, by Garry Saint, Esquire (US). For national currencies.
   * Omniatlas - Interactive atlas of World History, by Rick Westera (NZ). For some geopolitical maps.
   * Perry-Castañ:eda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin (US). For some historical maps.
   * Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer (NL). For historical regional demographies and areas.
   * Portale Storia, by Giovanni Fontana (IT). For photos of rulers.
   * ReliefWeb, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). For maps of some administrative divisions.
   * Rulers.org, by Benjamin Schemmel (DE). For photos of rulers.
   * Statoids, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The World Factbook, ed. Central Intelligence Agency (US). For the general data and profiles of the current countries.
   * United Nations Peacekeeping, United Nations (UNO). For the United Nations Missions.
   * Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
   * Vexillographia, by Viktor Lomantsov (RU). For flags of Russia and Soviet Union.
   * Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation (US). Free-use pictures.
   * Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (US). For general data, maps, sources, pictures.
   * World Heritage Centre, (UNESCO). For the selected photos of the countries.
   * World History at KMLA, by Alexander Ganse (DE). For historical maps and links by country.
   * World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.

 General Printed References

   * Atlas des empires and other books of Gérard Chaliand, ed. Payot (FR). General historical geopolitic data.
   * Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. Routledge (UK). Most complete world list of languages and dialects.
   * Flags Through the Ages and Accross the World, by Whitney Smith, ed. McGraw (US). Flags of the world.
   * Fragments d'Europe, by Michel Foucher, ed. Fayard (FR). For the post-Soviet Union polities.
   * L'État du Monde, ed. La Découverte (FR). Yearly geopolitic cover of the world.
   * Quid, by Dominique Frémy, ed. Plon (FR). Yearly encyclopedia that was useful for countries data.
   * Statoids printed version, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The Times Atlas of the World, ed. Times Atlas (UK). Periodical atlas of the world with its supplementary list of administrative subdivisions.
   * World Christian Encyclopedia, by David B. Barrett, ed. Oxford University Press (UK). For world religious groups but also ethnological data. First inspiring source of Ethnia.org website's look.
   * World Paper Money, ed. Krause (US). For historical currencies.

    + the other sources are added according to the consulted entity.

 



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