National Congress Party of Afghanistan

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The National Congress Party of Afghanistan (Persian: ‏حزب ‏کنگره ملی افغانستان - Hezb-e Kongrā-ye Mīllī-ye Afghānestān) is a political party in Afghanistan. The size of the party is not available yet as parliamentary elections were held on a non-partisan basis. The leader of the party is Prof. Dr. Latīf Pedrām, a former member of the Parcham faction of the PDPA, and later opponent of the communist, Islamist and Taliban regimes.

The party is largely based on Persian nationalist ideology - opposed to Pashtun nationalist movements in Afghanistan - and may be regarded as populist.

The Party's leader, Latif Pedram, was a candidate in the Afghanistan's 2004 presidential election and received the fifth most votes.

[edit] External links

• Official web site

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