Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan
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Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan دولت انقلابی اسلامی افغانستان | |
|---|---|
| 1980s–1990s | |
 Map of Nuristan Province in Afghanistan, of which the Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan controlled a small region | |
| Status | Unrecognized independent state |
| Capital and largest city | Bashgal Valley |
| Religion | Salafi Sunni Islam |
| Government | Unitary Islamic state |
| Head of State | |
• 1980s | Mawlawi Afzal |
| History | |
• Established | 1980s |
• Disestablished | 1990s |
| Currency | Afghan afghani (de facto) |
| Today part of |  Afghanistan |
The Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan (Dari: دولت انقلابی اسلامی افغانستان, Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي انقلابي حکومت), also known as the Islamic Revolutionary State of Nuristan, (Dari: دولت انقلابی اسلامی نورستان, Pashto: د نورستان اسلامي انقلابي حکومت) was a small Salafist Islamic state located in the north of Bashgal Valley, Nuristan Province. It was founded by Mawlawi Afzal during the nationwide Afghan mujahideen insurgency against the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and established consulates in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.[1][2][3] The state was absorbed by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan after Mawlawi Afzal allied with the Taliban.[4]