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Remembering President Daoud’s Coup: Lessons for Afghanistan’s Future

18th July, 2020 · admin 15 Comments

Daoud Khan

Arwin Rahi: On July 17, 1973, former Prime Minister Mohammad Daoud Khan staged a coup against Afghanistan’s last king, Mohammad Zahir Shah, Daoud’s cousin and brother-in-law. Exactly what motivated Daoud to topple his cousin is a matter of contention. At the time neither Daoud nor his allies had the slightest idea that they were setting in motion a tidal wave, of which they would soon lose control. As a result Afghanistan would be plunged into the darkness of chaos and instability. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in History, Opinion/Editorial | Tags: Mohammad Daoud Khan, Mohammad Zahir Shah |
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15 thoughts on “Remembering President Daoud’s Coup: Lessons for Afghanistan’s Future”

  1. Samarqandi says:
    July 19, 2020 at 2:16 pm

    Another goofy ass; trying
    to
    distort fact his way- all; highly-paid servants who don’t
    give
    a
    damn about the people
    of
    Afghanistan- eho are the true
    victims
    of
    international arrogant powers.
    *

    • Samarqandi says:
      July 19, 2020 at 2:19 pm

      Meant to say:
      .========
      The people of Afghanistan
      (((in general))
      has been targeted as
      the real victim
      of
      the
      international rogue powers .
      *

  2. Samarqandi says:
    July 19, 2020 at 2:32 pm

    Somebody is messing
    with
    my comments- the rats show up
    all over
    to
    distort and sabotage
    facts, integrity and honesty !!!!
    *

  3. Samarqandi says:
    July 19, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    Dahwoad Khan of Afghanistan
    was
    a
    major political figure
    of
    South West Asia who had
    a
    major
    impacts
    on
    regional political issues- his action,
    ((right or wrong)), had profound
    impacts
    on
    US/SOVIET
    relations which, in fact, shirt cutter
    the
    eventual results
    of
    the
    WhoLe
    Cold War !!!!!
    .*
    ============
    =======
    ===
    NOW; THAT IS
    THE FACT
    THAT
    I
    WILL
    ELABORATE ON
    IN
    DETAILS !!!!!
    *

  4. Samarqandi says:
    July 19, 2020 at 2:59 pm

    *Sorry; mean to say;
    ==============
    Indeed;!his destabilizing
    political actions
    and stands
    dramatically shifted
    the
    eventual results
    of
    the
    WhoLe
    Cold War !!!!!

  5. Samarqandi says:
    July 19, 2020 at 3:05 pm

    *HE
    WAS
    A SOLID
    POLITICAL MAN- A
    NATURAL PRODUCT
    OF
    THAT ERA
    IN
    AFGHANISTAN !!!!!
    •

  6. Samarqandi says:
    July 19, 2020 at 5:57 pm

    Both *witches:
    ============
    The
    witches
    of
    the
    East ((the Soviets))
    and
    the
    witches
    of
    the
    West ((the English/US alliance))
    were all
    getting increasingly
    alarmed, suspicious, paranoidal and envious
    as
    *Dahwoad Khan
    was
    actively initiating and pressing
    his
    bold and effective reforms
    in
    various aspects
    of
    social, political and economical
    sectors
    of
    Afghanistan.
    ===
    ==
    =
    He was also beginning
    to boldly and unilaterally
    shift
    his
    tactical military and diplomatic
    relationship
    with
    rival Pakistan which further alienated
    the
    Englishman
    and
    the locally-stationed diplomatic corps
    from
    both of those standing
    super powers.
    ==========
    ===================
    As you clearly see; the big
    international nasty boys,
    had never encountered
    any politician like him before
    on
    global scales, since Second World War.
    .
    They were, indeed, getting
    highly alarmed and confused; yet still
    not
    ready
    to
    deal effectively with a strong
    man
    like
    *Dahwoad Khan
    as they were used
    to
    in
    their normal engagements
    with
    their leading gangs
    across the world, during t that time period.
    *

    • Samarqandi says:
      July 20, 2020 at 2:22 am

      It was rather complex sets
      of
      events that led
      to
      over throw
      of
      Zahir Shah and coming
      of
      Dahwoad Khan’s to power
      in
      1973…
      .
      .
      The Super Powers
      were not seeing, the sudden regional shifts
      of
      events, in
      their favor. That is why they were getting actively and increasing involved in ways
      to
      undermine Dahwoad’s regime.
      .
      The two rogue
      international powers were actively seeking ways
      to
      restore their own safe
      regional strategic positions.
      .
      Naturally; it turned into deadly
      tugs
      of
      wars between the two poised greedy international powers; albeit,
      totally
      on
      expenses of the local folks.
      ===
      ==
      =
      Both
      of
      those two
      arrogantly-poised international powers were seeing
      Dahwoad Khan
      as a nemesis
      to
      their
      national and ideological interests. That is why both of them were swiftly getting engaged in clandestine operations of all sorts,
      in an order to gain upper hand
      in their quest for military and political supremacy over the internal and external affairs
      of
      Afghanistan.
      .
      OBVIOUSLY; BY THEN, BOTH OF
      THEM WERE
      SEEKING AND PLANNING
      TO
      GET RID
      OF
      DAHWOAD KHAN,
      FOR DURR,
      IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
      .

  7. Samarqandi says:
    July 19, 2020 at 7:58 pm

    *NEVERTHELESS; WE
    MUST ALL
    PROMOTE
    PEACE AND RESPECT
    ((AMONG ALL FOLKS))
    FOR ALL- AFTER ALL
    WE ALL LIVE
    IN
    A
    RESL LIVING
    *GLOBAL VILLAGE.
    *

    • Samarqandi says:
      July 20, 2020 at 2:36 am

      *Yes; it is a real civilized way
      to
      look at it
      in
      a
      honorable way; but unfortunately, the
      real greedy
      International
      Power players will never see it that way- that is how
      they
      quickly and arrogantly
      poise and resort
      to
      all sorts of savageries which eventually lead them
      into
      their deep quagmires
      beyond control; just like
      in
      Afghanistan.
      *

  8. Samarqandi says:
    July 20, 2020 at 4:12 am

    REALITY *TEST
    OF
    THE TWO SUPER POWERS
    ON
    *DAHWOAD KHAN OF AFGHANISTAN :
    =============================
    =============================
    The
    Super Powers
    began
    to
    seriously deem
    Dahwoad Khan
    as
    a
    real
    current and future problem,
    ((back then))
    in and around the
    critical year
    of
    1976; when the two Cold War enemies tacitly attempted
    to foil his; so called, excessive overtures,
    to
    restore normal relations with Pakistan.
    .
    That was the red line that both of the Super Powers did not want him to cross.

    His open challenge
    to
    unilaterally fix up and establish
    neighborly relationship
    with
    Zulfiqar Ali Bootoa of Pakistan
    was
    the last major insult
    that eventually
    led
    to
    down fall
    of
    DAHWOAD KHAN OF AFGHANISTAN.
    .•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
    Of coarse; the organs of the
    two
    Super Powers were
    not stupid
    to
    figure out
    the
    clear ramifications
    of
    normal relations between
    Muslim
    Pakistan and Afghanistan. It definitely triggered the wraths
    of
    both
    Super Powers who then
    tacitly
    began to compete
    for
    removal
    of
    Dahwoad Khan from power,
    ((if even needed violently)), in
    an order, ((for the two global powers))
    to
    still be able
    to
    maintain their own unique mutual
    strategic positions
    in and around that critically-important
    global
    military rift *zone.

  9. Samarqandi says:
    July 20, 2020 at 4:15 am

    *Dear
    brothers and sisters;
    ===============
    Please; forgive me
    for
    the tentative
    comments
    and
    any minor errors !!!!!
    *

  10. Samarqandi says:
    July 21, 2020 at 4:00 am

    HEY; YOU, BIG GUY !
    Arwin Rahi :
    ========
    =====
    ===
    Now; don’t
    blame it
    on
    *Dahwoad Khan’s
    “bloodless coup”- it has
    been: all along
    totally, ((%100 sure)), the
    faults
    of
    the
    TWO
    DRUNK
    SUPER POWERS’
    Megalomaniacs and their stooges
    who
    cowardly
    ignited the big ones
    and
    sustained it all throughout those many
    long decades across
    the
    killing fields
    of
    Afghanistan!
    *

  11. Samarqandi says:
    July 21, 2020 at 4:03 am

    Your
    *goofy article
    is
    totally meant
    for
    exonerate
    the
    real
    “INTERNATIONAL CULPRITS“ !!!!!
    *

  12. Samarqandi says:
    July 21, 2020 at 4:18 am

    *ALL
    I COULD
    TELL YOU;
    IS
    THAT :
    ================================
    …,………………………………..
    *****DAHWOAD KHAN*****
    ((of Afghanistan))
    •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    GENUINELY
    CARED FOR
    THE
    PEOPLE
    OF
    AFGHANISTAN- *you
    goofy asses
    never did and never will
    be able
    to
    match it up, even,
    at its
    lowest point !!!!!
    *

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