Politburo of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan explained

The Politburo of the Central Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan or Afghan Politburo was the policy-making organ and institution within Afghanistan's political structure when the PDPA Central Committee and the PDPA Congress were not in session. Only one politburos was formally elected; at the 1st Congress, despite this, the membership line-up was altered numerous times during the PDPA's existence.

Historical line-up

1st Politburo

Full members
Candidate members

Poltiburo members (1984)

By 1984, eight of the thirteen members and alternate members of the Politburo were Parchamis:[1]

Members of the Parcham faction
Members of the Khalq faction
Unclear

Notes and References

  1. Book: J. Bruce Amstutz . Afghanistan . 65 . Ghulam Dastagir Panjsheri. . . 1994 . 2009-03-22.