The
National Front of Afghanistan (,
Jabhe Melli; NFA, also Afghanistan National Front, ANF) or
Jabh-e Melli was established in late 2011 by
Ahmad Zia Massoud,
Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq and
Abdul Rashid Dostum. It is generally regarded as a reformation of parts of the military wing of the
United Front (Northern Alliance) which with U.S. air support removed the
Taliban from power in
Afghanistan in late 2001. The National Front strongly opposes a return of the Taliban to power and retains significant military capabilities. The chairman of the National Front is Ahmad Zia Massoud, the younger brother of the Northern Alliance leader
Ahmad Shah Massoud who was assassinated two days before the
September 11 attacks in 2001.