Afghanistan National Front

ENG - The Afghanistan National Front is a is a coalition of various political parities in Afghanistan. The group is as a broad coalition of former and current strongmen, commanders from the anti-Soviet resistance, ex-Communist leaders, and various social and ethnic groups. Its leader is former President of Afghanistan Burhanuddin Rabbani. Many of its members were formerly part of the similarly named United Islamic Front (better known as the Northern Alliance). Reports of when the group was founded vary. Stratfor reported the group was founded on April 3, 2006. Ron Synovitz reported on February 6, 2008 that the group was founded in 2007. The ANF wants to secure unity in the divided country. It wants to amend the 2003 constitution to allow political parties to stand in elections, to change ...