įlag of the Islamic State of Afghanistan flown by the Panjshir resistance. įurther information: Panjshir conflict Rebel flags in the Panjshir conflictįollowing the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the remnants of the Afghan National Army and Islamic Republic of Afghanistan fled to the Panjshir Province to form the Panjshir resistance and continue fighting the revived Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. IMU leader Usman Ghazi declared the group's support for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in September 2014, but in June 2016, a new faction of the IMU announced itself, denouncing ISIL and swearing its loyalty to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. They began to wage an insurgency against both the Taliban and Islamic Republic of Afghanistan beginning the Taliban–ISIL conflict in Afghanistan as a part of the greater war. Starting in 2015, the terrorist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant established their " Khorasan Province" in Afghanistan. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province High Council of Afghanistan Islamic EmirateĪ Taliban splinter group under the leadership of Muhammad Rasul. Ī Taliban splinter group under the leadership of Mullah Najibullah. Ī Taliban splinter group that started claiming responsibility bombings and assassinations in 2012. The Taliban continued to launch an insurgency in the country until August 15, 2021. The Northern Alliance was put in power of the new Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. įollowing the September 11 attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan and deposed the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda, being an ally of the Taliban, would continue to aid their insurgency. Because of this, the United States invaded Afghanistan and deposed the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. They used the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a base to hide during the attacks. The party continued to maintain a presence within Afghanistan following the United States invasion of Afghanistan, allying with the Taliban.Īl-Qaeda, under Osama bin Laden, was responsible for the September 11 attacks. Variant flag flown by the Taliban during their rule in Afghanistan.Īn Uzbek Islamic extremist organization that the Taliban allowed to operate and occupy land within Afghanistan.įurther information: War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Rebel flags in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Because of this, it was regarded as a rebellion by some. ĭuring the Afghan Civil War (1996–2001), the Taliban government ( Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) wasn't internationally recognized. Originally an Uyghur Islamic extremist organization based in Western China in 1998 the group's headquarters were moved to Kabul, in the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where members of the group fought against the Northern Alliance.įollowing the Taliban's establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in 1996, forces loyal to the interim Islamic State of Afghanistan fled to the far north regions of Afghanistan and banded together to form the Northern Alliance. įurther information: Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) Rebel flags in the Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) They seized almost total control of the country by 1996. The Taliban was formed in 1994 and originally used a plain white flag. The National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan split off from the Afghan mujahideen to protect Uzbek and Turkmen interests. Hezbe Wahdat split off from the Afghan mujahideen as the successor of the Tehran Eight. Osama bin Laden, following the fall of the Republic of Afghanistan, would split from the Afghan mujahideen and establish a new group called Al-Qaeda. Further information: Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Rebel flags in the Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)Īfter the fall of the PDPA's rule in Afghanistan, the civil war continued with some Islamist group splitting off and continuing to fight against the Islamic State of Afghanistan established by the main Afghan mujahideen.