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People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan organization

also: People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, PDPA, fake communist party, People's Democratic Party, PDPA, People's Democrat Party of Afghanistan, Parkham, Banner, KHALQ

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People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan overthrew Mohammad Daoud Khan documented
“In April of 78, he was brought down by force by the People's Democrat Party of Afghanistan. Power in Kabul suddenly seemed limited when it came to solving thorny problems, not least the insurgency among Muslim fundamentalist groups and cert…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 40 (42) @ 18:54
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan overthrew Mohammad Daoud Khan host_asserted
“He was actually executed. They didn't give him a chance to abdicate or leave or go into exile or whatever. So this second coup at the end of the 70s was orchestrated by a group called the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, PDPA.…”
▶ Operation Gladio - Afghanistan @ 9:54
Nur Muhammad Taraki founded People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan documented
“did nothing to solve the power struggle. The two top leaders of the other factions remained at each other's throat. The boss of the now Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Noor Mohammed Tariqi, had been the original founder of KHALQ, which …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 40 (42) @ 21:59
Hafizullah Amin headed People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan documented
“several factions of the party in 1965. Taraki had been a representative in their legislature. His deputy, these names are killing me, Harapi Zula Amin, given a supervisory role over the secret police, became a key instigator in a purge. Ami…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 40 (42) @ 22:31
CIA founded People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan host_asserted
“the non-approved sources of this, is that there were several members of this late 1970s quote-unquote revolution that had been infiltrated into a completely fake communist party that had been set up in Afghanistan by the CIA.…”
▶ Operation Gladio - Afghanistan @ 11:22

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Operation Gladio - Afghanistan
▶ 9:54 He was actually executed. They didn't give him a chance to abdicate or leave or go into exile or whatever. So this second coup at the end of the 70s was orchestrated by a group called the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, PDPA.…
Operation Gladio - Afghanistan
▶ 11:22 the non-approved sources of this, is that there were several members of this late 1970s quote-unquote revolution that had been infiltrated into a completely fake communist party that had been set up in Afghanistan by the CIA.…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 36 (38)
▶ 1:01:40 Afghanistan and Nicaragua, you can make an argument, but I'm not going to make that argument. I mean, the Afghans, the People's Democratic Party was communist and was Soviet-backed Marxist-Leninist, but we know about other influences on Afg…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 40 (42)
▶ 18:22 assumed the title of president after the coup, but the Soviet Union and Afghan parties regarded him as pro-Western. There's a lot of story behind this whole coup, by the way. As early as June 1975, tribal rebel forces attempted to overthrow…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 40 (42)
▶ 19:27 Meanwhile, the quote unquote communist faction had internal discontent, convinced itself that others did not know the way forward. One faction referred to as Parkham or Banner became isolated within the movement, neutralized during 1978. It…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 40 (42)
▶ 21:33 The execution of surviving captors, preventing a forensic analysis of the crime scene, blocking access to American investigators. It is not possible to say whether this was a conspiracy or who actually killed the ambassador. Meanwhile, the …
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 40 (42)
▶ 21:59 did nothing to solve the power struggle. The two top leaders of the other factions remained at each other's throat. The boss of the now Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Noor Mohammed Tariqi, had been the original founder of KHALQ, which …