Progressive Democratic Party of Afghanistan

Progressive Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Leader	Mohammad Wali Arya
Founder	Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal
Founded	1966
Political position	Centre-left

Progressive Democratic Party of Afghanistan (Persian: حزب مترقی دموکرات افغانستان‎‎) is a political party in Afghanistan, founded in 1966. It was led by Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal, who was prime minister from 1965-1967.

The party and its followers were generally known by the name of the party newspaper, Musawat.^[1]

The party has recently reemerged as a legal party, and is registered with the Ministry of Justice. It is led by Mohammad Wali Arya who resides in the United States of America at the moment.^[2]

References

Political parties in Afghanistan

Present major parties	National Front of Afghanistan National Coalition of Afghanistan (Coalition for Change and Hope) Basej-e Milli (Afghanistan Green Trend) Truth and Justice Party Afghan Mellat Jamiat-e Islami Hezb-e Islami Junbish-e Milli Hezb-e Wahdat (People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, National Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan ) Ittehad-i Islami Peace Movement of Afghanistan

Present minor parties	New Afghanistan Party Democratic Party of Afghanistan National Congress Party of Afghanistan National Islamic Front of Afghanistan National Movement of Afghanistan National Solidarity Movement of Afghanistan National United Party of Afghanistan Liberal Democratic Party of Afghanistan Pashtoons Social Democratic Party Progressive Democratic Party of Afghanistan Solidarity Party of Afghanistan

Banned/Former parties	Afghanistan Liberation Organization Communist (Maoist) Party of Afghanistan Khuddamul Furqan Liberation Organization of the People of Afghanistan National Revolutionary Party of Afghanistan People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan Progressive Youth Organization Taliban Watan Party of Afghanistan

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