Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was a state in Afghanistan and the northwest (South Asia) that lasted from 1978 to 1992 CE, about 14 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

The communist state of the People's Democratic Party. Soviet troops entered in December 1979 to prop it up and fought mujahideen rebels for nine years, and Najibullah's government fell soon after Soviet aid ended.

See Democratic Republic of Afghanistan on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1978 to 1992 CE

Duration

14 years

Type

State

Region

Afghanistan and the northwest, South Asia

Language family

Iranian

Capital

Kabul

Came from

• Republic of Afghanistan 1973 to 1978 CE

Became

• Islamic State of Afghanistan 1992 to 2001 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 1979 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan

Neighbours in South Asia

• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Nepal 1768 to 2008 CE
• Pakistan 1947 CE to the present
• Sri Lanka 1948 CE to the present
• Bangladesh 1971 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Bhutan 1907 CE to the present
• Rajasthan 1949 CE to the present
• Tamil Nadu 1950 CE to the present
• Andhra Pradesh 1953 CE to the present
• Karnataka 1956 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Europe
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia
• Republic of South Africa (apartheid era) 1961 to 1994 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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