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To: koan who wrote (479137)	9/4/2021 3:58:22 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) of 541002

koan, just look at their political history in the Wikipedia article and then show us which regime was not affiliated with the Cold War politics during the 1973 to 1989 window. 1973 – Mohammed Daoud Khan, Prime Minister and a member of the royal family, seizes power while King Mohammad Zahir Shah is visiting Italy. 1978 – Daoud Khan and his family are assassinated during the Saur Revolution, the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) seizes power. 1979 – Nur Muhammad Taraki, General Secretary of PDPA, is assassinated and replaced by Hafizullah Amin. Amin is then assassinated and the Soviet Union invades. Babrak Karmal is installed as the new leader. 1987 – PDPA General Secretary and President Mohammad Najibullah replaces Karmal and the country begins to see some stability. 1989 – Soviet army withdraws all troops from the country. The U.S. embassy is closed.

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