This article lists political parties in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan has a multi-party system in development, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

The parties

Major Parties

• Islamic Party of Afghanistan (Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan)
• National Congress Party of Afghanistan (Hezb-e-Congra-e-Mili Afghanistan)
• National Movement of Afghanistan (Hezb-e-Nuhzhat-e-Mili Afghanistan)
• National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Jumbish-i-Milli Islami Afghanistan)

Minor parties

• Afghan Social Democratic Party
• Communist Party of Afghanistan
• Democratic Watan Party of Afghanistan
• Liberal Democratic Party of Afghanistan
• Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
• Social Nationalist Afghan Party

Former parties

• People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan

See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals