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, much 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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