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Internal conflict in Zorasan
Date 1954-present 70 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 1 day Location Zorasan Status Ongoing
Belligerents
	Opposition Groups: Kulo State ARPF ANSA IPLF ANLF LAF BLA GDF NCDD PCMNS
Commanders and leaders
Rahim Ali Haftar (State President of the Union) Gafur Qahor First Minister of the Union Gen. Ashavazdar Golzadari (Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Armed Forces) Gen. Sadavir Hatami (Union Minister for National Defence)
Casualties and losses
(1954-1980) ~7,500 killed (1981-present) ~1,670-2,900 killed	(1954-1980) ~10,000-20,000 killed (1981-present) ~4,000-8,000 killed
86,930 civilians killed ~150,000 disappeared

The internal conflict in Zorasan refers to multiple insurgencies that have been ongoing in Zorasan since 1954; the year the Union of Zorasan, the predecessor state to Zorasan today, was formed. The varying conflicts have been largely ethnic and ethno-religiously based, with several groups fighting the Zorasani central government and security forces, for self-determination and in some cases national independence.

Historians and researchers generally define the conflict into three distinct phases pre-unification (1954-1980), immediate post-unification (1980-1989) and post-unification (1990-present). The first and second stages saw the most severe violence and fighting; such as the Kexri Uprising (1958-1962), Ashkezar War (1966-1973) and the Irvadi Uprising (1983-1985). The third phase has been defined as sporadic terror campaigns and acts of civil disobedience and low-level insurgencies. The third phase however, is marked by the Zorasani-Chanwan war (2008-2011), which was sparked by the Turfan, a period of economic and political instability.

An estimated 100,000 people have been killed since 1954, including civilians and members of the security forces. An estimated 150,000 people have been disappeared by the Zorasani authorities from 1954 to the present day in connection to the varying conflicts. The Zorasani government has been repeatedly accused of gross human rights abuses and crimes against humanity, both by figures inside the country and organisations outside, with even governing figures as of 2023, being accused of abuses, notably Sadavir Hatami, the incumbent deputy premier and defence minister.