Parcham faction

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The Parcham faction was a moderate, pro-Soviet wing of Afghanistan’s People’s Democratic Party that played a central role in the country’s communist government during the late 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communist faction
faction of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan
political faction
activeInPeriod 1960s
1970s
1980s
alignedWith Soviet foreign policy in Afghanistan
associatedWith Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
surface form: People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan
associatedWithPolicy land reform in Afghanistan
modernization in Afghanistan
basedIn urban political networks in Afghanistan
characterizedAs moderate wing of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan
country Afghanistan
foundedBy Babrak Karmal
headquartersLocation Kabul
historicalEra Cold War
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
influencedGovernment Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
language Pashto
Persian
leader Babrak Karmal
nameMeaning banner
notableMember Abdul Samad Ghaus
Anahita Ratebzad
Babrak Karmal
Hafizullah Amin
Mahmud Baryalai
Nur Muhammad Taraki
surface form: Nur Mohammad Taraki

Sultan Ali Keshtmand
opposedBy Afghan mujahideen
Khalq faction
parentOrganization People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
surface form: People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan
participatedIn Afghan communist government after 1978
surface form: Afghan communist government
partOf Afghan communist movement
politicalGoal establishment of a socialist state in Afghanistan
politicalOrientation pro-Soviet
politicalPosition left-wing
region Central Asia
roleIn Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government
Saur Revolution
script Perso-Arabic script
supportedBy Soviet Union
usedSymbol red flag
wingOf People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
surface form: People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan

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Mohammad Najibullah memberOf Parcham faction
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan faction Parcham faction
this entity surface form: Khalq faction
Saur Revolution participant Parcham faction
this entity surface form: Parcham faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Babrak Karmal faction Parcham faction
this entity surface form: Parcham faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
General Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan associatedWithOrganization Parcham faction
this entity surface form: Parcham faction of PDPA
PDPA mergedFrom Parcham faction
subject surface form: People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Thawra-ye Saur participant Parcham faction
this entity surface form: Parcham faction of the PDPA