Herat uprising

Document
Incident date
1979/03/15
Dates of Incident
۲۴ اسفند ۱۳۵۷ ~ ۲۹ اسفند ۱۳۵۷
Year of Incident
1979
Province of incident
Herat: Herat City
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.3494235694824

Longitude: 62.1891939162627

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Hirat
Types of Incident
  • Complex attack
Conflict Parties
  • People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan - Khalq (PDPA-K)
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Perpetrators
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
Summary

The so-called “Herat Uprising,” which lasted from March 15-20, 1979, was considered to be the first major people-led insurrection against the communist regime in Afghanistan. Government troops put down the uprising in a crackdown, which, some claim, led to the deaths of over 20,000 civilians.

Sources

https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/context-culture/failings-of-inclusivity-the-herat-uprising-of-march-1979/

No of victims involved
20000