The 1949 Afghan coup plot was planned by Ismael Balkhi to assassinate Prime Minister Shah Mahmud Khan and overthrow King Mohammad Zahir Shah. However, the plan was leaked, and all coup plotters were arrested.[1][2][3][4]
| 1949 Afghan coup plot | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Afghanistan | Ittihad Party | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Zahir Shah (Shah of Afghanistan) Mahmud Khan(Prime Minister) Lt. Gen. Daoud Khan(Minister of Defence) |
Ismael Balkhi (POW) Ibrahim Gawsawar (POW) Lt . Mir Ahmad Shah Rizwani (POW) Khwada Muhammad Na’im (POW) | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Royal Afghan Army | Unknown | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Olesen, Asta (11 January 2013). Islam & Politics Afghanistan N. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-10306-3.
- ^ "First attempts at Islamic revolution". 15 February 2020.
- ^ Edwards, David B. (2002). Before Taliban: genealogies of the Afghan jihad. Berkeley, Calif.: Univ. of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22861-0.
- ^ Jalālzaʼī, Mūsá K̲h̲ān (2002). Taliban and the New Great Game in Afganistan.
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