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The United Islamic Front (UIF)

The United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan, more commonly known as the Northern Alliance, was a military-political umbrella organization created by the Islamic State of Afghanistan in 1996. The organization united various Afghan groups fighting against each other to fight the Taliban instead.
The UIF was comprised of roughly five of the factions of Mujahedin fighters. Iran and Turkey considered there to be seven factions in total. In late 2001, with assistance from and U.K and U.S air support, Paramilitary Officers from the CIA's Special Activities Division, Canada, United States Army Special Forces, and the British Armed Forces, the UIF succeeded in retaking most of Afghanistan from the Taliban.