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Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
(1978–1987)
د افغانستان ډموکراتيک جمهوريت (Pashto)
جمهوری دمکراتیک افغانستان (Dari)
Republic of Afghanistan
(1987–1992)
د افغانستان جمهوريت (Pashto)
جمهوری افغانستان (Dari)
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan; (1978–1987); د افغانستان ډموکراتيک جمهوريت (Pashto); جمهوری دمکراتیک افغانستان (Dari)Republic of Afghanistan; (1987–1992); د افغانستان جمهوريت (Pashto); جمهوری افغانستان (Dari)
1978–1992
	Flag; (1980–1987) Emblem; (1980–1987)
Status	Satellite state of the Soviet Union
Capital and largest city	Kabul
Official languages	Pashto; Dari;
Religion	Islam (official)
Demonym(s)	Afghan
Government	Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic; (1978–1987); Unitary dominant-party Islamic republic; (1987–1992)
General Secretary
• 1978–1979	Nur Muhammad Taraki
• 1979	Hafizullah Amin
• 1979–1986	Babrak Karmal
• 1986–1992	Mohammad Najibullah
Head of State
• 1978–1979 (first)	Nur Muhammad Taraki
• 1987–1992 (last)	Mohammad Najibullah
Head of Government
• 1978–1979 (first)	Nur Muhammad Taraki
• 1990–1992 (last)	Fazal Haq Khaliqyar
Legislature	Revolutionary Council; (1978–1987); National Assembly; (from 1987)
• Upper house	House of Elders; (1988–1992)
• Lower house	House of the People; (1988–1992)
Historical era	Cold War
• Saur Revolution	27–28 April 1978
• Proclaimed	30 April 1978
• Soviet intervention[broken anchor]	27 December 1979
• 1987 loya jirga	29/30 November 1987
• Soviet withdrawal	15 February 1989
• Fall of Kabul	28 April 1992
HDI (1992)	0.316; low
Currency	Afghani (AFA)
Calling code	93
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Republic of; Afghanistan
Islamic State of; Afghanistan

The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA),^[a] renamed the Republic of Afghanistan^[b] in 1987, was the Afghan state during the one-party rule of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) from 1978 to 1992. The government collapsed in April 1992. The collapse of government triggered another civil war that led to the rise of the Taliban and their eventual takeover of most of Afghanistan by 1996. During the governments rule of Afghanistan the country relied on the Soviet Union for Assistance, especially during the Soviet-Afghan War.

Notes

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- Pashto: دافغانستان دمکراتی جمهوریت, Dǝ Afġānistān Dimukratī Jumhūriyat
- Dari: جمهوری دمکراتی افغانستان, Jumhūri-ye Dimukrātī-ye Afġānistān
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- Pashto: د افغانستان جمهوریت, Dǝ Afġānistān Jumhūriyat
- Dari: جمهوری افغانستان, Jumhūrī-ye Afġānistān

References

↑ Hussain, Rizwan. "Socialism and Islam". The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 27 December 2021. The leaders of the DRA emphasized the similarity between Islam and socialism and retained Islam as the state religion. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)