Afghanistan's Weak Government
Afghanistan was struggling to find good leaders.
Afghanistan’s people had wanted to over throw their king, to change the
government from being a monarchy. After the monarchy of Afghanistan was over
thrown, the government was looking for a new leader to take control, and find a
new and better ruling in the country. That’s when the soviet’s then found an
opportunity to take over. It started when two democratic parties, Khalq and
Parcham, over threw the king. One side of the party was called the khlaq. This
group based their rulings through Marxist ideaology, focusing on phylosophy,
economics, and history. The other side of the group was “Parcham” believing in
more of a socialism movement for pre-industrilization Afghanistan. Even though
the two groups worked together to overthrow the king on April 27, 1978, they
still had their differences and politically fought with each other. To stop the
fights between the two groups, Muhammad Taraki was chosen to become president
of Afghanistan. He was the leader of the Khalq group.
A book and Parcham and Khalq (http://www.hooverpress.org/client/Products/ProdimageLg/7792-9.jpg)
Soviet's Gain Power
According to the May 2006 US State Department
Report “An Islamic Extremist group from eastern Afghanistan start to spread
throughout the country after they rebelled against Taraki’s government
policies. Violence began to grow and Taraki was shot that same year by a rebel
group” (NewsHour, Online. "The Online NewsHour: Afghanistan and the War on Terror | The Soviet Occupation | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. 10 Oct. 2006. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/asia/afghanistan/soviet.html>.)
Hafizullah Amin, Taraki’s deputy prime minister, tried to gain power over Afghanistan but failed to do so.
Hafizullah Amin, Taraki’s deputy prime minister, tried to gain power over Afghanistan but failed to do so.
Amin Hafizullah, Taraki's deputy prime minister (http://www.laghman.net/profiles/images/amin2.jpg)
“After the invasion, Afghanistan was being monitored by the KGB, Soviet Union's
intelligence agency, reported that Amin couldn’t hold power of the country and
that their Marxist policies would worsen Afganistan’s conditions. Other reports
from the KGB were that Amin wasn’t loyal to the Soviet’s and was actually an
American spy, so then they decided to find a more pro-soviet leader.” (Grinevsky, Oleg. The Secrets of the Soviet Diplomacy. Print.)
That’s why Amin was assassinated by the KGB and the Soviets took full control of Afghanistan in December 1979. They had set up military and social reforms throughout the country and began their invasion.
That’s why Amin was assassinated by the KGB and the Soviets took full control of Afghanistan in December 1979. They had set up military and social reforms throughout the country and began their invasion.
