Progressive Democratic Party of Afghanistan

Progressive Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Leader Mohammad Wali Arya
Founder Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal
Founded 1966
Ideology Secularism
Reformism
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Constitutional monarchy
Political position Centre-left
Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal, founder of the party

Progressive Democratic Party of Afghanistan (Persian: حزب مترقی دموکرات افغانستان) is a political party in Afghanistan, founded in 1966. It was led by Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal, who was prime minister from 1965-1967.

The party and its followers were generally known by the name of the party newspaper, Musawat.[1]

The party has recently reemerged as a legal party, and is registered with the Ministry of Justice. It is led by Mohammad Wali Arya who resides in the United States of America at the moment.[2]

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  2. Ministry of Justice - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Archived 2007-05-14 at the Wayback Machine.


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