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محمد نجیبالله احمدزی | |
Najibullah in 1991 | |
| General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan | |
| In office 4 May 1986 – 16 April 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Babrak Karmal |
| Succeeded by | Party abolished |
| 2nd President of Afghanistan | |
| In office 30 November 1987 – 16 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Vice President |
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| Succeeded by | Burhanuddin Rabbani |
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council | |
| In office 30 September 1987 – 30 November 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Haji Mohammad Chamkani |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as president) |
| Director of the State Intelligence Agency (KHAD) | |
| In office 11 January 1 • Mohammad NajibullahLeader of Afghanistan from 1986 to 1992 Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai (Pashto/Dari: محمد نجیبالله احمدزی, Pashto:[mʊˈhamadnad͡ʒibʊˈlɑahmadˈzai]; 6 August 1947 – 27 September 1996),[6] commonly known as Dr. Najib, was an Afghan military officer and politician who served as the fifth president of Afghanistan from 1987 until his resignation in April 1992, shortly after the Afghan mujahideen's takeover of Kabul. He was also the General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) from 1986 to 1992. After a failed attempt to flee to India, Najibullah remained in Kabul, and lived in the United Nations headquarters until his assassination during the Taliban's first capture of Kabul in 1996.[7][8][9] A graduate of Kabul University, Najibullah held different careers under the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA). Following the Saur Revolution and the establishment of the Democratic Rep • By Abdullah Qazi / 2001 After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Dr. Najibullah Ahmadzai was placed as the head of KHAD, the Afghan version of the KGB. It was KHAD’s task to eradicate the opposition, and provide military intelligence. As head of KHAD, Dr. Najibullah was known for barbarism, and brutality. KHAD was set up with extensive Soviet assistance. Like, Babrak Karmal, Dr. Najibullah was a member of the Parcham faction of the PDPA. Eventually, in 1986, after replacing Babrak Karmal, the Soviet Union installed Dr. Najibullah as President. He remained president for 6 years, until Mujahideen forces finally defeated him in 1992. Prevented from fleeing the country, he took refuge in the UN compound in Kabul. He lived in the compound until September 1996, when Taliban troops captured the city from Ahmad Shah Masood. When Kabul was captured, the Taliban almost immediately executed Dr. Najibullah and his brother, then they hanged their lifeless bodies in the center of the ci | |