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| Progressive Non-Pashtun Communist Party |
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| last king of afghanistan, allows country run by by Maiwandwal |
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| Mujahedeen leader, led seige of Kabul |
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| Tajik Mujahedeen leader, Lion of Panjshir |
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| first Soviet-installed president of Afghanistan |
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| 2nd Soviet-installed leader of Afghanistan |
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| Founder and leader of Taliban |
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| militant islamist, founder of al-qaeda |
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| foreign muslims who aided the Afghan mujahedeen against the Soviets |
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| Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence, funded by U.S. to fight Soviets |
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| Soviet leader in the 80's - glastnost, perestroyka |
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| first Afghan communist president, helped lead coup against Da'ud Kahn |
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| 2nd communist president of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, has Taraki killed when learns plot of assassination |
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| leads coup d'etat, brings Parchams into power |
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| Prime Minister of Iran under the Shah, |
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| CIA operative who encouraged the coup against Mosaddeq |
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| South Tehran vs. North Tehan |
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| Wealth and modernization vs. poverty and nothing |
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| Iranian secret police of Shah, ignored human rights |
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| Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeini |
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| Imam, leader of Iran after deposition of Shah, |
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| hanging judge, condemned many to executions |
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| first Soviet installed president of Chechnya |
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| First president of Russian federation following Gorbachev, commenced fighting against Chechnya |
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