Hafizullah Amin: Difference between revisions

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Amin also began unfinished attempts to moderate what many Afghans viewed as an '''Anti-Islam''' regime. Promising more religious freedom, repairing mosques, presenting copies of the Quran to religious groups, invoking the name of Allah in his speeches, and declaring that the '''Saur Revolution''' was "totally based on the principles of Islam." Yet many Afghans held Amin responsible for the regime's harshest measures and the Soviets, worried that their huge investment in Afghanistan might be jeopardized, increased the number of advisers in Afghanistan.

A Western theory suggests that Amin worked to broaden his base of support and purged the PDPA of his perceived enemies. His regime was still under pressure from the insurgency in the country and he tried to gain Pakistani or American support and refused to take Soviet advice. However this theory can be easily rejected as Amin was the leader for a Communist party. According to Soviet archieves Soviet forces were unable to save Amin from a mujahideen terrorist. This particular theory has more credibility in the minds of historians as the mujahidden were finaced by America and and America's hostile policies regarding ~~Communisim~~.

A Western theory suggests that Amin worked to broaden his base of support and purged the PDPA of his perceived enemies. His regime was still under pressure from the insurgency in the country and he tried to gain Pakistani or American support and refused to take Soviet advice. However this theory can be easily rejected as Amin was the leader for a Communist party. According to Soviet archieves Soviet forces were unable to save Amin from a mujahideen terrorist. This particular theory has more credibility in the minds of historians as the mujahidden were finaced by America and and America's hostile policies regarding against Communism.

Because of or in spite of this, Amin attempted to solidify his hold on the country militarily. This display of independent nationalism was not tolerated by Moscow, and in December 1979, the Soviets began their invasion of Afghanistan.

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 Amin also began unfinished attempts to moderate what many Afghans viewed as an '''Anti-Islam''' regime. Promising more religious freedom, repairing mosques, presenting copies of the Quran to religious groups, invoking the name of Allah in his speeches, and declaring that the '''Saur Revolution''' was "totally based on the principles of Islam." Yet many Afghans held Amin responsible for the regime's harshest measures and the Soviets, worried that their huge investment in Afghanistan might be jeopardized, increased the number of advisers in Afghanistan.
-A Western theory suggests that Amin worked to broaden his base of support and purged the PDPA of his perceived enemies. His regime was still under pressure from the insurgency in the country and he tried to gain Pakistani or American support and refused to take Soviet advice. However this theory can be easily rejected as Amin was the leader for a Communist party. According to Soviet archieves Soviet forces were unable to save Amin from a mujahideen terrorist. This particular theory has more credibility in the minds of historians as the mujahidden were finaced by America and and America's hostile policies regarding Communisim.
+A Western theory suggests that Amin worked to broaden his base of support and purged the PDPA of his perceived enemies. His regime was still under pressure from the insurgency in the country and he tried to gain Pakistani or American support and refused to take Soviet advice. However this theory can be easily rejected as Amin was the leader for a Communist party. According to Soviet archieves Soviet forces were unable to save Amin from a mujahideen terrorist. This particular theory has more credibility in the minds of historians as the mujahidden were finaced by America and and America's hostile policies regarding against Communism.
 Because of or in spite of this, Amin attempted to solidify his hold on the country militarily. This display of independent nationalism was not tolerated by Moscow, and in December 1979, the Soviets began their invasion of Afghanistan.