1980s in Afghanistan

1979–1989 war between the Soviet Union and Afghan insurgents

Mujahideen or mujahidin (), is the plural form of mujahid (), an Arabic term that broadly refers to people who engage in jihad (), interpreted in a jurisprudence of Islam as the fight on behalf of God, religion or the community (ummah).

4th General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan

Central Asian Republic (1978–1992)

3rd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1929–1996)

ruling political party in Afghanistan from 1978 to 1992

politician, former Afghanistan head of state from 1986 to 1987 (1919–2012)

politician, former President of Afghanistan (1992)

overview of illicit drug production in Afghanistan

defunct youth organisation in Afghanistan