The Tehran Eight was a political union of Shi'a Afghan Mujahideen, mainly of the Hazara ethnic group, during the Soviet–Afghan War. They were supported...

and the smaller Shia Islamic union collectively referred to as the "Tehran Eight", based in Iran; as well as independent units that referred to themselves...

symbols. Tehran (/tɛəˈræn, -ˈrɑːn, ˌteɪ-/; Persian: تهران Tehrân [tehˈɾɒːn] ) is the capital and largest city of Iran and also the largest city in Tehran Province...

namely the Persian speaking Shiite Hazaras. One of these groups was the Tehran Eight, a political union of Afghan Shi'a. They were supplied predominately...

It was originally founded in 1980 as a rebel group and part of the Tehran Eight, it fought with Iranian support in the Soviet–Afghan War. In 2005, it...

was composed of mainly Shi'a Muslims. It was named the Tehran Eight – an alliance of eight Shia Afghan factions, supported by Iran. In February 1989...

this influence waned. During the 1980s, the movement was part of the 'Tehran Eight', an alliance of Shia mujahedin factions supported by Iran that fought...

Tehran Province (Persian: استان تهران) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tehran. It covers an area of 18,814 square kilometres...

speaking Shiite Hazaras in a limited way. One of these groups was the Tehran Eight, a political union of Afghan Shi'a. They were supplied predominately...

University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, Persian: دانشگاه تهران) is the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran, Iran. Based...