1979 uprisings in Afghanistan explained

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
• Chindawol uprising
• Bala Hissar uprising

See also

• Soviet-Afghan War
• People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
• Hafizullah Amin
  • Operation Cyclone Saur Revolution

Notes and References

1. Web site: February 1997 . Afghanistan Chronology of Events January 1995 – February 1997 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171012061437/https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2014/01/16/Af_chronology_1995-.pdf . 2017-10-12 . 2018-01-01.
2. Book: Coll . Steve . Ghost wars : The secret history of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet invasion to September 10, 2001 . 2004 . Penguin . 9781594200076.