Jamaat Ansarullah
| 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 the Taliban) Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan |
| Motives |
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| Headquarters | Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
| Active regions | |
| Ideology | Islamic fundamentalism Jihadism Salafism Religious nationalism Tajik nationalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Size | 100-200 |
| Allies | Afghan Taliban (alleged; denied by the Taliban) al-Qaeda (alleged) Turkistan Islamic Party Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan |
| 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 |
Jamaat Ansarullah (JA; Tajik: Ҷамоати Ансоруллоҳ, Persian: جماعت انصارالله lit. 'Society of the Supporters of God'), also known as the Tajik Taliban (Tajik: Толибони Тоҷикистон, Persian: طالبان تاجیکستان lit. 'Tajikistani Taliban') or Tehrik-e-Taliban Tajikistan (Persian: تحریک طالبان تاجیکستان lit. 'Tajikistani Taliban Movement'), is a Tajik Islamic fundamentalist militant group operating out of Northeastern Afghanistan with the intention of overthrowing the current government of Tajikistan. The organization emerged from Islamist factions of the United Tajik Opposition opposed to the 1997 armistice that ended the Tajikistani Civil War. As of July 2021, the organization has served as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s partial border security for the Afghan-Tajik border.