1979 uprisings in Afghanistan

1979 uprisings in Afghanistan
Part of the Cold War in Asia
Date 15 March – 25 December 1979 Location Afghanistan Result Afghan Government victory Most uprisings suppressed Soviets intervene and overthrow the Khalq Government
Belligerents
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan	Jamiat-e Islami Afghanistan Liberation Organization Liberation Organization of the People of Afghanistan Shura-e-ittifaqi
Commanders and leaders
Nur Muhammad Taraki (1978–1979) Hafizullah Amin   X	Ismail Khan Faiz Ahmad Majid Kalakani Sayyid Ali Beheshti

The 1979 uprisings in Afghanistan were a series of uprisings against the PDPA-Khalq government of Afghanistan by various Maoist, Islamist and minority groups. These uprisings were supported by many foreign nations such as Iran's new Islamic republic, the United States and Pakistan and were subsequently crushed by the Afghan Army. ^{[1] [2]} Many Islamist groups which had been training in exile to overthrow the previous President Daoud Khan saw the opportunity to start a Jihad against the PDPA government. The uprisings would eventually culminate into the Soviet-Afghan War and following civil Wars.

List of uprisings:

• 1979 Herat uprising
• 1979 Hazara Uprising
• Chindawol uprising
• Bala Hissar uprising

See also

• Operation Cyclone

References

1. "Afghanistan Chronology of Events January 1995 – February 1997" (PDF). February 1997. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
2. Coll, Steve (2004). Ghost wars : The secret history of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet invasion to September 10, 2001. Penguin. ISBN   9781594200076.