Chindawol uprising

{{Short description|1979 failed insurrection in Kabul, Afghanistan}}

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| conflict = 1979 Chindawol uprising

| partof = the 1979 uprisings in Afghanistan

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| lat_deg = 34.5553

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| label = Kabul

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| date = 23 June – 2 July 1979

| place = Chindawol, Kabul, Afghanistan

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| result = Afghan government victory

• Followed by a massacre

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| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Afghanistan (1978-1980).svg}} Afghanistan

• {{flagicon image|Afghan Army Flag (1978).svg}} Afghan Army
• 21px Afghan Air Force

| combatant2 = Afghan Qizilbash residents of Chindawol

| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Afghanistan (1978-1980).svg}} Nur Muhammad Taraki
{{flagicon image|Flag of Afghanistan (1978-1980).svg}} Hafizullah Amin

| commander2 = No centralized leadership

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| casualties1 = Unknown

| casualties2 = Around 10,000 arrested and executed

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The Chindawol uprising was a failed insurrection that took place on June 23, 1979 in the Chindawol district in the old city of Kabul, Afghanistan. The rebellion was started by the arrests of Shia scholars and influential fighters of the city's of Qizilbash by the ruling Khalq-PDPA government. Chindawol is predominantly populated by these communities. The protests escalated when residents attacked and held a police station that day, marching on the streets and on Joda-i Maiwand whilst shouting religious and anti-government slogans.{{cite web|url=http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2013/10/13/flashback-to-1979-a-massacre-of-unarmed-civilians-in-an-uprising.html|title=Flashback to 1979: A massacre of unarmed civilians in an uprising « RAWA News|website=www.rawa.org}} Several thousands took part. The government brutally cracked down on them in a four-hour battle, using Mil Mi-24 helicopters and tanks. around 12,000 Qizilbash and Hazaras were arrested and 4,785 immediately executed.{{Cite web |title=Flashback to 1979: A massacre of unarmed civilians in an uprising « RAWA News |url=http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2013/10/13/flashback-to-1979-a-massacre-of-unarmed-civilians-in-an-uprising.html |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.rawa.org}}{{cite web|url=https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/six-days-that-shook-kabul-the-3-hut-uprising-first-urban-protest-against-the-soviet-occupation/|title=The First Urban Protest against the Soviet Occupation: The February 1980 Kabul Uprising - Afghanistan Analysts Network|website=www.afghanistan-analysts.org|date=22 February 2015 }}Afghanistan under Soviet Domination, 1964–91 by Anthony Hyman

It was the first popular uprising of 1979 that occurred in Kabul.