National Solidarity Movement of Afghanistan
Encyclopedia
The party known as National Solidarity Movement of Afghanistan is led by Sayed Ishaq Gailani. It supported Hamid Karzai
in the 2004 presidential election despite its previous support for the former King Zahir Shah
. It is connected with powerful conservative families in the Pashtun
region.
The NSMA is member of the International Monarchist Conference.
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...
in the 2004 presidential election despite its previous support for the former King Zahir Shah
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Mohammed Zahir Shah was the last King of Afghanistan, reigning for four decades, from 1933 until he was ousted by a coup in 1973...
. It is connected with powerful conservative families in the Pashtun
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
region.
The NSMA is member of the International Monarchist Conference.