Democratic Palestine : 16 (ص 29)
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Afghanistan
8 Years After the April Revolution
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On April 27th, progressive forces around the world celebrate the
anniversary of the Afghani revolution of 1978. That date marks the
success of the Afghani people’s struggle, led by the People’s Demo-
cratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA), in toppling the reactionary
feudalist regime of Mohammad Daud.
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The young Democratic Republic of
Afghanistan (DRA) faced a wide range
of internal and external enemies. Inter-
nally, the revolution was faced with the
objective condition of underdevelop-
ment, which increased the power of
reactionary forces. Added to this were
the gravely wrong policies of Amin, the
second premier. This latter problem was
corrected on December 27, 1979, when
Amin was removed and Comrade Bab-
rak Karmal was appointed Secretary
General of the PDPA, President of the
Revolutionary Council and Prime Minis-
ter of the new government.
From the start, the DRA faced
extemal aggression sponsored by
forces ranging from US imperialism, Bri-
tain and West Germany, to China,
Pakistan, lran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and
the Zionist state. US imperialism is the
main financer and organizer of gangs of
Afghani counterrevolutionaries that try
to sabotage the development programs
and stability of the DRA. These gangs
engage in attacking women, children
and elderly. They bum schools and hos-
pitals. Using the banner of Islam, they try
to cover up their US sponsorship. The
US Congress allocated $ 470 million for
1986 alone for these mercenaries.
There are also reports that $ 300 million
was approved by Congress as a supple-
ment for the next two years. Since the
start of this undeclared war against the
DRA, the total amount of covert US
assistance to these gangs has been
$ 1.5 billion.
In cooperation with the US, the milit-
ary dictatorship in Pakistan provides
bases for the gangs to launch their
aggression, despite strong opposition
among the masses in Pakistan, espe-
cially among the Baluch and Pashtun
tribes on the borders, that have pledged
support for the DRA. The US instructed
its puppets in the Gulf, especially Saudi
Arabia, to give assistance to the gangs.
NATO is also invoived. West Germany,
for example, established a radio station
called «Free Afghanistan» to spread dis-
information manufactured by the CIA.
Iran attempted to start a sectarian war by
mobilizing the Shiite sect in Afghanistan.
China has also provided support to the
gangs.
This range of external aggression
directed against the DRA is reminiscent
of the imperialist aggression directed
against the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution
in its early years. The DRA lacked the
resources to face such a massive attack
alone. Thus, the revolutionary govern-
ment requested assistance from the
Soviet Union, based on the 1919
friendship treaty between the two coun-
tries. In accordance with the principle of
proletarian internationalism, the Soviet
Union agreed to the DRA’s request and
sent a limited number of troops to defend
the young revolution.
Steady progress
Despite the concerted counter-
revolutionary attempts, the Afghani >
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