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The '''Shura-e Nazar''' ({{lang-fa|شوراء نظار}}) (known as the '''Supervisory Council of the North''') was created by [[Ahmad Shah Massoud]] in 1984 at the northern provinces of [[Takhar Province|Takhar]], [[Badakhshan]], [[Balkh Province|Balkh]] and [[Kunduz]], during the [[Soviet-Afghan War]]. It comprised and united about 130 resistance commanders from 12 northern, eastern and central regions of Afghanistan. Though operating autonomously, Shura-e Nazar was technically an offshoot{{Clarify|reason=What on earth is a “supervisory council” anyway (in this context)? What does it mean: “technically an offshoot…(of Jamiat)”? They were “autonomous”, but what did they really DO/’operate’?|date=January 2018}} of [[Burhanuddin Rabbani|Rabbani]]'s [[Jamiat-e Islami]] and hence operated within the framework of the [[Peshawar Seven]] against the Soviet-supported [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan]].
 
Although many of the SCN leaders were affiliates of Rabbani's [[Jamiat-e-Islami]], the SCN established deep ties with local communities and ran its affairs independently from the Jamiat leadership, based in [[Pakistan]]. Many former SCN commanders and fighters continue to exert influence and power at various levels throughout the Northern provinces.{{Better source needed|reason=|date=February 2018}}<ref name="NPS">[http://www.nps.edu/programs/ccs/SariPul/SariPul.html Naval Postgraduate School, Program for Culture and Conflict Studies, Afghanistan, Sar-e Pol Province]</ref>