Hizb-e-Wahdat
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Hizb-e-Wahdat is a political party in Afghanistan (also referred to as the Wahdat, Unity), informally representing the Hazara people of the region. Largest Shiah group Mainly consists of Hazara people and faught against Pashtun and Tajik people, including Nahzat.
The ideological leader of this party was the Ustad Abdul Ali Mazari, who was taken captive during a negotiation by the Taliban, and was tortured to death by them.
The Wahdat party was forced into war by Mujahideen government of Afghanistan in the early 1990s. After the installment of a new government in Afghanistan, following the post-September 11th battles defeating the Taliban, the Wahdat has become an important player again in the government.
The Wahdat party split into the two factions, from which it formed, during the reign of the Taliban. The Akbari/Seppar faction sided with the Taliban. The Akbari faction is currently fighting for control of various districts in the Oruzgan, Bamiyan and Ghazni provinces. The second faction of the party is known as the Khalili/Nasr faction and is headed by the Hazara vice president Abdul Karim Khalili and Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq. This faction is in opposition to the Akbari faction and is fighting them for control of various provinces. The Khalili faction currently has more power and support of the government.
Together, they comprise the main part of the current government - ie they have government of the Central Government, especially in North and Central area of Afghanistan. ie Hazarajat, Kabul and Mazarsharif.