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Najibullah grew even more suspicious of Khalqists, and thus another purge occurred, further deepening the rift between the two factions. In all, 127 Khalqist military officers were arrested for the attempted coup, including Sarwari and Gulabzoy. Twenty-seven officers escaped and later showed up at a
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played a major role in halting the coup plotters. He ordered a battalion to intercept the tanks and told his forces to capture Tanai "dead or alive". There was street fighting near the palace as well, with the
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President Najibullah appeared on television at 10 p.m. the same night to prove that he was physically there and in effective control of the state apparatus. The President gathered the support of important
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Najibullah was transferring all the privileges of the Army to the tribal militias and in particular to his special guard. I was against this because the Afghan Army was losing efficiency.
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offered help to defeat the coup, to which he thanked the offer and replied: "There's no need now. But if we face a foreign attack that will be another matter", referring to Pakistan.
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pilots loyal to Tanai flew in Kabul to bomb the targets, but most were repelled by the Army. Air Force Commander Abdul Qadir Aqa was an accomplice. Three rockets landed near the
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The Pakistani government supported the Coup in the moment hoping to weaken the Najibullah government although Tanai himself was no friend of Pakistan as he had been insistent to
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promised him protection. He lived in exile until later returning to Afghanistan. A general and two commanders loyal to Tanai were killed during the coup attempt.
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paramilitary force additionally playing an important role involved in suppressing the coup. Commandos of the defunct (since 1988)
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Tanai stated that he didn't disagree with President Najibullah's views, but rather with his policy on the military.
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faction member. Gulabzoy was minister of interior before being exiled on a diplomatic assignment to Moscow.
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communist who was responsible for carpet-bombings in portions of the major western city of
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party. Tanai was against Najibullah's peace plans and supported a military solution to the
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and became the new Minister of Defence following his efforts against the coup plotters.
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were also recorded attempting to defuse the situation after the coup attempt failed.
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Tanai was apparently also supported by those important Khalqists who remained in the
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press conference with Hekmatyar in Peshawar. Former Minister of Tribal Affairs,
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Tanai ordered air strikes against government buildings. Jets flown by
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who served as Minister of Defence, attempted to overthrow President
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Attempted overthrow of President Mohammad Najibullah of Afghanistan
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militias, including the elite Special Guard to defuse the plot.
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were among the conspirators. General Watanjar was awarded a
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Tanai, who has been described alternatively as a "radical
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in retlation for supporting the rebels. Prime Minister
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of Tanai, was the chief of the Afghan intelligence (
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Index

1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt
Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
Afghanistan
Shahnawaz Tanai
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Homeland Party
Pro-Najibullah Khalqists
Military faction
Pro-Tanai Khalqists
Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Afghanistan
Mohammad Najibullah
Afghanistan
Mohammad Aslam Watanjar
Afghanistan
Khushal Peroz
Shahnawaz Tanai
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Assadullah Sarwari
Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy
Bacha Gul Wafadar
Mohammad Hasan Sharq
Nazar Mohammad
Mohammad Dawran

Afghan Armed Forces

Afghan Commando Forces

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