The National Front (NF), formerly known as the ''National Fatherland Front (NFF)'', was an

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to the

People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA), ''Hezb-e dimūkrātĩk-e khalq-e Afghānistān'' was a Marxist–Leninist political party in Afghanistan established on 1 January 1965. Four members of the party won seats in the 1965 Afgh ...

(PDPA) which ruled

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from 1978–1990. NFF was established to recruit more supporters for the

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in Afghanistan. Between 1980 and 1982, during

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's rise as president, a lot of governmental

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was released for the support of the organization. By April 1984, the ''New Times'' (Kabul) claimed that the NFF had over 55,000 members.

Leaders (in 1984)

*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

{{Authority control People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan Popular fronts of communist states