Chindawol uprising

1979 Chindawol uprising
	Part of the War in Afghanistan and 1979 uprisings in Afghanistan
	Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan)
Date	23 June–2 July 1979
Location	Chindawol, Kabul, Afghanistan
Result	Afghan government victory Followed by a massacre;
Belligerents
Afghanistan Afghan Army; Afghan Air Force;	Afghan Qizilbash and Hazara residents of Chindawol
Commanders and leaders
Nur Muhammad Taraki; Hafizullah Amin	No centralized leadership
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Around 10,000 arrested and executed

The Chindawol uprising was a failed

Shia community of Hazaras and Qizilbash by the ruling Khalq-PDPA government. Chindawol is predominantly populated by these communities. The protests escalated when residents attacked and held a police station that day, marching on the streets and on Joda-i Maiwand whilst shouting religious and anti-government slogans.^[1] Several thousands took part. The government brutally cracked down on them in a four-hour battle, using Mil Mi-24 helicopters and tanks. around 10,000 Hazaras and Qizilbash were arrested and executed.^[2]^[3]

It was the first popular uprising of 1979 that occurred in Kabul.

References

^ "Flashback to 1979: A massacre of unarmed civilians in an uprising « RAWA News". www.rawa.org.
^ "The First Urban Protest against the Soviet Occupation: The February 1980 Kabul Uprising - Afghanistan Analysts Network". www.afghanistan-analysts.org. 22 February 2015.
^ Afghanistan under Soviet Domination, 1964–91 by Anthony Hyman

[1] "Flashback to 1979: A massacre of unarmed civilians in an uprising « RAWA News". www.rawa.org.

[2] "The First Urban Protest against the Soviet Occupation: The February 1980 Kabul Uprising - Afghanistan Analysts Network". www.afghanistan-analysts.org. 22 February 2015.

[3] Afghanistan under Soviet Domination, 1964–91 by Anthony Hyman

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