The Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan (, ), also known as the Islamic Revolutionary State of Nuristan, (, ) was a small Salafist Islamic state located in the north of Bashgal Valley, Nuristan Province. It was founded by Mawlawi Afzal during the nationwide Afghan mujahideen insurgency against the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and established consulates in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.Robert D. Crews, Amin Tarzi. The Taliban and the crisis of Afghanistan. Harvard University Press, 2008. . Pg 338.Guide to Islamist Movements: Volume 2, Barry M. Rubin, 2010, pp. 189, The state was absorbed by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan after Mawlawi Afzal allied with the Taliban.
See also Islamic Emirate of Badakhshan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) Islamic Emirate of Kunar
Further reading Daan Van Der Schriek. Nuristan: Insurgent Hideout in Afghanistan. Terrorism Monitor Volume: 3 Issue: 10. May 26, 2006. The Jamestown Foundation.
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