Progressive Democratic Party of Afghanistan ( fa, حزب مترقی دموکرات افغانستان) is a

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, founded in 1966. It was led by

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, who was prime minister from 1965 to 1967. The party and its followers were generally known by the name of the party newspaper, ''Musawat''. 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

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at the moment.Ministry of Justice - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

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Political parties in Afghanistan Secularism in Afghanistan

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