National Front (Afghanistan)

For other uses, see National Front of Afghanistan.

National Fatherland FrontFormation| August 1981

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Dissolved| 1992
Type| Umbrella organization
Headquarters| Kabul, Afghanistan

Membership

| 55,000 (1984)

Parent organization

| PDPA

The National Fatherland Front (NFF; Dari: جبهه ملی پدر وطن) later known as the National Front (NF; Dari: جبهه ملی), 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)

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* Chairman of the Central Committee: Dr. Saleh Mohammad Ziarei
* Vice-Chairmen of the Central Committee: Bariq Shafihi, Suleiman Laeq, Sayed Afghani, Nejmuddin Kawyani, Sayed Ekram Paygir

## References

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1. ^ Ed 2002 43rd, Taylor & Francis Group (10 July 2003). The Europa World Year Book 2003. ISBN 9781857432275. Retrieved 2009-03-23.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. ^ "Национальный Отечественный Фронт Демократической Республики Афганистан | National Security Archive". nsarchive.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
3. ^ Eur, Europa Publications Staff and Europa Publications (July 1994). The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation. ISBN 9780788111112. Retrieved 2009-03-22.

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