Saqqawists

Saqqawists
Saqqawists
	Flag of Afghanistan under Habibullāh Kalakāni
Leaders	Habibullāh Kalakāni; (1924 – 13 October 1929); Purdil Khan; (July 1930);
Dates of operation	1924–1931
Allegiance	Emirate of Afghanistan (1929)
Group(s)	Tajiks
Headquarters	Surobi (mid-1920s); Kabul (17 January – 13 October 1929); Herat (until 1931);
Ideology	Islamic fundamentalism ; Islamism; Anti-Shi'ism; Anti-Hazara sentiment; Tajik interests
Size	24 (1924); 20,000 (14 April 1929)
Allies	Basmachi movement
Opponents	Emirate of Afghanistan; Kingdom of Afghanistan; Soviet Union; Various anti-Saqqawist tribes;
Battles and wars	1924–1928 low-level insurgency; Afghan Civil War (1928–1929); Kuhistan rebellion (July 1930); Battle of Herat (1931);

The Saqqawists (Dari: سقاوی‌ها Saqāwīhā) were an armed group in Afghanistan who were active from 1924 to 1931. They were led by Habibullāh Kalakāni, and in January 1929, they managed to take control of Kabul, the capital of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, re-establishing the Emirate of Afghanistan. Following military reversals in the Afghan Civil War (1928–1929), they were forced out of the capital in October 1929. Saqqawist activity ended in 1931.

Saqqawists
Flag of Afghanistan under Habibullāh Kalakāni
Leaders	Habibullāh Kalakāni (1924 – 13 October 1929) Purdil Khan (July 1930)
Dates of operation	1924–1931
Allegiance	Emirate of Afghanistan (1929)
Group(s)	Tajiks
Headquarters	Surobi (mid-1920s) Kabul (17 January – 13 October 1929) Herat (until 1931)
Ideology	Islamic fundamentalism Islamism Anti-Shi'ism Anti-Hazara sentiment Tajik interests
Size	24 (1924) 20,000 (14 April 1929)
Allies	Basmachi movement
Opponents	Emirate of Afghanistan Kingdom of Afghanistan Soviet Union Various anti-Saqqawist tribes
Battles and wars	1924–1928 low-level insurgency Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) Kuhistan rebellion (July 1930) Battle of Herat (1931)