1975 Laghman uprising

Laghman Province 2020
Date22 July 1975
Location
Laghman, Republic of Afghanistan
Result

Afghan Government victory

  • Jamiat-e-Islami failed to capture headquarters of Laghman
Belligerents
Afghanistan Republic of Afghanistan Jamiat-e Islami
Pakistan Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Afghanistan Mohammad Daoud Khan
(President of Afghanistan)

Mowlawi Habib Rahman  (POW)
(Jamiat-e-Islami Commender)

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(President of Pakistan)
Casualties and losses
Unknown Many captured or arrested

In the 1975 Laghman Uprising, armed Islamists targeted government headquarters, but faced defeat or arrest upon arrival, with neither local nor army support anywhere, resulting in a disastrous outcome for the Islamists.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nation, Ethnicity and the Conflict in Afghanistan (ebook). taylor&francis. 2016. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9781317090137.
  2. ↑ Afghanistan: History, Diplomacy and Journalism Volume 1 History, Diplomacy and Journalism (ebook). Xlibris UK. 2013. p. 409. ISBN 9781479760923.
  3. ↑ The Wars of Afghanistan Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers (ebook). PublicAffairs. 2013. p. 40. ISBN 9781610394123.
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