Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA), renamed the Republic of Afghanistan 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.

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Category:1978 establishments
Category:1992 disestablishments
Category:20th century in Afghanistan
Category:Former countries in Central Asia
Category:Former countries in South Asia
Category:Former polities of the Cold War
Category:War in Afghanistan (since 1978)