General information
Type of Incompatibility: Not applicable
Date of first battle related death: 1991-08-21
Date of conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: 1991-08-27
Comment on conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: The non-state conflict between Hizb-i Islami-yi Afghanistan and Jamiat-ul-Dawa is first included in UCDP data in 1991. In August of that year fighting over the provincial capital Asadabad in Konar province, resulted in at least 40 battle-related deaths.
Annual information
This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.
1991
Primary Parties: Hizb-i Islami-yi Afghanistan - Jamiat-ul-Dawa
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 51 |
| Best | 51 |
| Low | 51 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
Conflict Archive
This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.
1991 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: Tensions between the groups grew in January 1991 when Jamil-ur Rahman announced the formation of an Islamic Emirate of Konar and appointed a government of fourteen ministers. The parties also took opposing sides in the Gulf War, in which Jamat-ul-Dawa supported its allies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, while Hizb-i Islami supported the anti-American, pro-Iraqi side. During the spring of 1991, Hizb-i Islami lost its main bases in Konar, and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the group who were based in Pakistan, realized that he had to launch a large offensive if his group were to keep its position in the province. In August his forces attacked the provincial capital Asadabad and forced Jamiat-ul-Dawa to flee the town. After three days of fighting. Jamil-ur Rahman fled to Bajaur in Pakistan where the governor of the Pakistani North West Frontier Province tried to mediate between the two groups. During these negotiations, in late August 1991, Jamil-ur Rahman was killed by an Egyptian journalist who immediately after the shooting committed suicide. Some fighting was reported from the area in November, but Jamiat-ul-Dawa never regained its positions in Konar.
Terminated: NO
