National Front (Afghanistan) Explained

National Fatherland Front
Dissolved:1992
Type:Umbrella organization
Headquarters:Kabul, Afghanistan
Membership:55,000 (1984)
Parent Organization:PDPA
Formation:August 1981

The National Fatherland Front (NFF; جبهه ملی پدر وطن) later known as the National Front (NF; جبهه ملی|links=no), was an umbrella organization to the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) which ruled Afghanistan from 1978 until 1992.[1] NFF was established to recruit more supporters for the communist regime in Afghanistan. Between 1980[2] and 1982, during Babrak Karmal's rise as president, a lot of governmental propaganda was released for support of the organization. By April 1984, the New Times (Kabul) claimed that the NFF had over 55,000 members.[3]

Leaders (in 1984)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ed 2002 43rd, Taylor & Francis Group . The Europa World Year Book 2003 . 10 July 2003. 9781857432275. 2009-03-23.
  2. Web site: Национальный Отечественный Фронт Демократической Республики Афганистан National Security Archive . 2023-07-08 . nsarchive.gwu.edu.
  3. Book: Eur, Europa Publications Staff and Europa Publications . The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation . July 1994. 9780788111112. 2009-03-22.