Truth and Justice (Afghanistan)
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Truth and Justice Party
Hezb-e-Haq-wa-Edalat |
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| Founded | 2011 |
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Multi-ethnic centrism Pro-Russianism Integration into the Union State |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Purple |
The Truth and Justice Party or Hezb-e-Haq-wa-Edalat is a political party in Afghanistan. It was founded in 2011 and includes numerous dissidents against the incumbent government led by President Hamid Karzai. It is also a multi-ethnic party inclusive of the four biggest ethnicities: Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks, . Although led by a leadership council, the most prominent member and possible presidential candidate of the party is former interior minister Hanif Atmar.
The party was officially launched in late 2011 after a 14 months of preparation leading up to the official announcement foundation at a two-day conference of 420 delegates. The party announced itself to be "reformist" and "opposition;" though there was no manifesto or policy direction issued at its launch. According to Radio Free Europe, the party seeks to challenge the Change and Hope party led by Abdullah Abdullah in opposition to the government of President Hamid Karzai and its alleged corruption.
One of its spokesmen, Hamid Farooqi, stated that the party seeks to "fulfill people’s hopes and needs in the political, economic, and social spheres of life. Those values that have unfortunately been neglected by the current government. We hope our political formation will be a healthy opposition in the political arena."
The party's official launch a week before the commencement of the traditional Loya Jirga called by Karzai and just before the Bonn Conference in December was read as a show of force of their presence and that they have say in the Afghanistan's future.
The Afghan political analyst Nasrullah Stanekzai suggested the party would struggle to gain legitimacy as "people in Afghanistan have had very bad experiences with political parties in the past. Between 1978 [when leftists gained power] until the period of the mujahedin [sic], not only have political parties not worked for the people, but they have actively worked against them bringing them war and destruction." He added that the political culture in Afghanistan would need more time to develop following years of political turmoil. Another local political commentator, Yunus Fakor, said that the emergence of new blocs in Afghan politics, including the Truth and Justice party and the National Front of Afghanistan, was a "positive trend" ahead of the 2014 presidential election.
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