Question
Babrak Karmal and Hafizullah Amin’s arrests during a large funeral sparked this event. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this event that led to government conflict between the Khalq and Parcham factions. Nur Muhammad Taraki took power after this 1978 event that ended the leadership of the Barakzais in Afghanistan.
ANSWER: Saur Revolution [accept the April Revolution or the April Coup]
[10m] The Saur Revolution overthrew an Afghani president with this surname, the last leader of the Barakzai dynasty. The May 9th riots broke out over the arrest of a non-Afghani leader with this surname removed by a 2022 vote of no confidence.
ANSWER: Khan [accept Imran Khan; accept Mohammed Daoud Khan]
[10e] Justifying their actions with the Brezhnev Doctrine, this country invaded Afghanistan shortly after the Saur Revolution to combat the US-backed mujahideen.
ANSWER: Soviet Union [or the USSR; or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; or CCCP; or Soviet Russia; prompt on Russia]
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Summary
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