1975 Laghman uprising

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1975 Laghman uprising

Laghman Province 2020
Date22 July 1975
Location
Result

Afghan Government victory

  • Jamiat-e-Islami failed to capture headquarters of Laghman
Belligerents
Afghanistan Republic of Afghanistan

Jamiat-e Islami
Supported by

Pakistan Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Afghanistan Mohammad Daoud Khan
(President of Afghanistan)

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

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]

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