The Tehran Eight was a Shia Afghan Mujahideen political union, mainly composed of ethnic Afghan Hazaras, during the SovietâÂÂAfghan War. They were supported by Iran, hence the name Tehran Eight.
The Tehran Eight were predominantly active in the Hazarajat region in central Afghanistan, and fought against the PDPA government and the supporting Soviet troops. It formed the second largest resistance force in the war, after the main Afghan mujahideen (also called the "Peshawar Seven"), which was a Sunni alliance.
The Tehran Eight was formed in December 1987 with the direct participation of the Iranian state, after years of inter-factional struggle in the Hazarajat. In 1989, they were united into one party, Hezb-e Wahdat, with the exception of Hezbollah Afghanistan.
The following Afghan organizations composed the Tehran Eight, all headquartered in Iran: