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Sarandoy at checkpoint (LIFE magazine)
The Sarandoy ("Defenders of the Revolution") were a gendarme police force of the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in the 1980s,[1] during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. They were administered by the Ministry of the Interior, and led by Sayed Muhammad Gulabzoi. At one point, the Sarandoy held 115,000 men, compared to the Afghan Army's 160,000,[2]while at other points the Sarandoy were said to exceed the Army.
The Sarandoy was subject to internal politics,[3] as its forces were controlled by the Khalqi Communist faction, opposed to the Parchami communist faction which controlled the KhAD intelligence services. Accordingly, the Sarandoy and the KhAD found battles against each other on occasion.[4]
References
- ^ Karp, Craig, (March 1988), US Department of State Bulletin
- ^ Milt Bearden; James Risen (6 May 2003). The main enemy: the inside story of the CIA's final showdown with the KGB. Random House Digital, Inc.. pp. 310–. ISBN 9780679463092. http://books.google.com/books?id=pndmJkHCD7kC&pg=PT310. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ Robert Johnson (2005). A region in turmoil: South Asian conflicts since 1947. Reaktion Books. pp. 176–. ISBN 9781861892577. http://books.google.com/books?id=Sub5yWzftqoC&pg=PA176. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ Shaista Wahab; Barry Youngerman (2007). A brief history of Afghanistan. Infobase Publishing. pp. 166–. ISBN 9780816057610. http://books.google.com/books?id=y20MTE0C9kwC&pg=PA166. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
External links
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- Afghanistan stubs
- History of Afghanistan
- Defunct law enforcement agencies of Afghanistan
- Defunct gendarmeries
- Indigenous counter-insurgency forces
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