The Politburo of the Central Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan or Afghan Politburo was the policy-making organ and institution within Afghanistan's political structure when the PDPA Central Committee and the PDPA Congress were not in session. Only one politburos was formally elected; at the 1st Congress, despite this, the membership line-up was altered numerous times during the PDPA's existence.
Historical line-up 1st Politburo Full members Nur Mohammed Taraki (General Secretary) Babrak Karmal (Deputy General Secretary) Sultan Ali Keshtmand Saleh Mohamed Zeary Ghulam Dastagir Panjsheri Tahir Badakhshi Sharullah Shapur Candidate members Nur Ahmed Nur Dr. Akbar Shah-Wali Abdul Karil Misaq Suleiman Laeq Mohammad Hasan Bareq Hafizullah Amin Ismail Danesh Abdul Hakim Shara'i Jowzjani Abdul Majid Zaher Ofoq Qandahari Dr. Zaher
Poltiburo members (1984) By 1984, eight of the thirteen members and alternate members of the Politburo were Parchamis: Members of the Parcham faction Babrak Karmal Sultan Ali Keshtmand Mohammad Najibullah Nur Ahmed Nur Anahita Ratebzad Mahmud Baryalai Members of the Khalq faction Abdul Qadir Mohammad Rafie Mohammad Aslam Watanjar Salih Muhammad Zeary Muhammad Ismail Danesh Unclear Ghulam Dastagir Panjsheri (believed to be in Kar) Abdul Zahoor Razmjo
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