Jamaat al-Dawah ila al-Quran wal-Sunnah

Jamaat al-Dawah ila al-Quran wal-Sunnah
Jamaat al-Dawah ila al-Quran wal-Sunnah
جماعة الدعوة الى القرآن والسنة
Also known as	"The Salafi Group"; "Salafi Taliban"
Founder	Jamil al-Rahman
Dates of operation	c. 1986 – 2010
Allegiance	Islamic Emirate of Kunar (1991) ; Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (since 2010)
Active regions	Kunar, Afghanistan
Ideology	Salafi Jihadism
Part of	Taliban (since 2010)
Allies	al-Qaeda; Lashkar-e-Taiba
Opponents	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2001–2010); NATO (2001–2010); ISAF (2001–2010); Soviet Union (1986-1989); Republic of Afghanistan (1986–1992); Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (1991);
Battles and wars	Soviet–Afghan War ; Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–1992) ; Civil war in Afghanistan (1992–1996) ; Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001) ; War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Jamaat al-Dawah ila al-Quran wal-Sunnah (Arabic: جماعة الدعوة الى القرآن والسنة, lit. 'Group for the proselytization (Dawah) to the Quran and the ways of the prophet (Sunnah)'), abbreviated as JDQS, also known as The Salafi Group, was a militant Islamist organisation operating in eastern Afghanistan.

Jamaat al-Dawah ila al-Quran wal-Sunnah
جماعة الدعوة الى القرآن والسنة

Also known as	"The Salafi Group" "Salafi Taliban"
Founder	Jamil al-Rahman
Dates of operation	c. 1986 – 2010
Allegiance	Islamic Emirate of Kunar (1991) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (since 2010)
Active regions	Kunar, Afghanistan
Ideology	Salafi Jihadism
Part of	Taliban (since 2010)
Allies	al-Qaeda Lashkar-e-Taiba
Opponents	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2001–2010) NATO (2001–2010) ISAF (2001–2010) Soviet Union (1986-1989) Republic of Afghanistan (1986–1992) Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (1991)
Battles and wars	Soviet–Afghan War Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–1992) Civil war in Afghanistan (1992–1996) Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)