Jamaat Ansarullah
Jamaat Ansarullah (Tajik: Ҷамоати Ансоруллоҳ, Persian: جماعت انصارالله), also known as the Tajikistani Taliban (Tajik: Толибони Тоҷикистон, Persian: طالبان تاجیکستان, Tehrik-i-Taliban Tajikistan), is a Tajik Islamist militant movement currently based out of Badakhshan, Afghanistan. It is related to al-Qaeda.
| Jamaat Ansarullah | |
|---|---|
| جماعت انصارالله Ҷамоати Ансоруллоҳ | |
Flag used by Jamaat Ansarullah | |
| Leaders | Amriddin Tobarov (2006–2015) Muhammad Shafirov (2015–present) |
| Dates of operation | 2006–present |
| Allegiance | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (since 2021, denied by Afghan Taliban) |
| Motives | To turn Tajikistan into an Islamic Emirate similar to Afghanistan |
| Headquarters | Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
| Active regions | |
| Ideology | Islamic fundamentalism Deobandi jihadism Wahabism Religious nationalism Revolutionism |
| Size | ~300 |
| Allies | Afghan Taliban (alleged; denied by the Taliban) al-Qaeda (alleged) Turkistan Islamic Party |
| Opponents | Tajikistan National Resistance Front Islamic State - Khorasan Province |
| Battles and wars | Taliban insurgency Islamic State-Taliban conflict Republican insurgency in Afghanistan |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | Tajikistan |
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