National Front (Afghanistan)

For other uses, see National Front of Afghanistan.

National Fatherland Front

Formation	August 1981
Dissolved	1992
Type	Umbrella organization
Headquarters	Kabul, Afghanistan
Membership	55,000 (1984)
Parent organization	PDPA

The National Fatherland Front (NFF; Dari: جبهه ملی پدر وطن) later known as the National Front (NF; Dari: جبهه ملی), was an umbrella organization to the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) which ruled Afghanistan from 1978 until 1992.^[1] NFF was established to recruit more supporters for the communist regime in Afghanistan. Between 1980^[2] and 1982, during Babrak Karmal's rise as president, a lot of governmental propaganda was released for support of the organization. By April 1984, the New Times (Kabul) claimed that the NFF had over 55,000 members.^[3]

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

1. Ed 2002 43rd, Taylor & Francis Group (10 July 2003). The Europa World Year Book 2003. ISBN 9781857432275. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
2. "Национальный Отечественный Фронт Демократической Республики Афганистан | National Security Archive". nsarchive.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
3. Eur, Europa Publications Staff and Europa Publications (July 1994). The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation. ISBN 9780788111112. Retrieved 2009-03-22.