Tahir Badakhshi
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Mohammad Tahir Badakhshi (1933–1979) was a cultural and political tajik activist in Afghanistan
. He was the founder of SAZA (Revolutionary Organisation of Hardworkers of Afghanistan).
for continuing his higher studies in economics and law at the University of Kabul. During this time he was very close to a Kabul based literature scene under the influence of Sufi
poets Ghulam Sarwar Dehqan and Khalilullah Khalili, both supporters of Habibullah Kalakani.
He began contacting a broad circle of urban intellectuals with activities in the field of culture and politics. He was connected to the avangardist writers and poets like his friends Wasef Bakhtari
and Azam Rahnaward Zariab, who were the primary sources of the contemporary poetics and fiction of Persian literature in Afghanistan. He was active involved in literature circles of Kabul.
He was a co-ordinator of the first congress of People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
, the first left democratic party in Afghanistan. He left the party 1964 after the membership of Hafizullah Amin
who had a suspected prehistory of ethnicentric chauvinist activities in the south of the country and recently returned from the United States. He soon created the "Mahfili Intezar" (Waiting circle) movement and later the SAZA Political movement speaking out for the basic political rights and for amelioration of economic and educational conditions for all non-Pashtun
people in Afghanistan
.
The main political background was built by third world freedom movements like in Vietnam, Palestine, or African anti-colonial fights and it was orientated on Non-Aligned Movement.
His political activities were mainly based against the Pashtun ethno-dominance in relevant fields like politics, finance, military, police; asking for equal rights of all other ethnicities in Afghanistan. The political organization he led was called as Setami Milli
(National Oppression) by the royal regime and leftist opponents such as People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
and especially by Hafizullah Amin. In 1977 he helped Dehqan Kabuli's closest friend Mohammed Yusuf Nazary publish a collection of Dehqan's poetry.
He continuited his work in the Ministry
of Education during the regime of Nur Muhammad Taraki
after the leftist coup d état in April 1978 . Later he was arrested by the Taraki government. By the government of Hafizullah Amin
in 1979, he was killed with his son Baiqara Badakhshi under the name of anti-government activists.
His 20th death anniversary was held in Dushanbe
in 2000 by the Institute of Oriental Studies.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. He was the founder of SAZA (Revolutionary Organisation of Hardworkers of Afghanistan).
Biography
Tahir Badakhshi did his primary studies in Badakhshan, and then moved to KabulKabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
for continuing his higher studies in economics and law at the University of Kabul. During this time he was very close to a Kabul based literature scene under the influence of Sufi
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
poets Ghulam Sarwar Dehqan and Khalilullah Khalili, both supporters of Habibullah Kalakani.
He began contacting a broad circle of urban intellectuals with activities in the field of culture and politics. He was connected to the avangardist writers and poets like his friends Wasef Bakhtari
Wasef Bakhtari
Wasef Bakhtari is a renowned Persian poet, literary figure and intellectual.-Life and education:Even though his father was from Kabul, he spent most of his childhood in Mazari Sharif. He attended Bakhtar School for his primary and for most of his secondary education. After his family moved to...
and Azam Rahnaward Zariab, who were the primary sources of the contemporary poetics and fiction of Persian literature in Afghanistan. He was active involved in literature circles of Kabul.
He was a co-ordinator of the first congress of People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan was a communist party established on the 1 January 1965. While a minority, the party helped former president of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, to overthrow his cousin, Mohammed Zahir Shah, and established Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan...
, the first left democratic party in Afghanistan. He left the party 1964 after the membership of Hafizullah Amin
Hafizullah Amin
Hafizullah Amin was the second President of Afghanistan during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan....
who had a suspected prehistory of ethnicentric chauvinist activities in the south of the country and recently returned from the United States. He soon created the "Mahfili Intezar" (Waiting circle) movement and later the SAZA Political movement speaking out for the basic political rights and for amelioration of economic and educational conditions for all non-Pashtun
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
people in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
.
The main political background was built by third world freedom movements like in Vietnam, Palestine, or African anti-colonial fights and it was orientated on Non-Aligned Movement.
His political activities were mainly based against the Pashtun ethno-dominance in relevant fields like politics, finance, military, police; asking for equal rights of all other ethnicities in Afghanistan. The political organization he led was called as Setami Milli
Setami Milli
Setami Milli was a political movement in Afghanistan, led by Tahir Badakhshi. The organization was affiliated with the Non-Aligned Movement, and was opposed by both the Afghan monarchy and by the leftist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan.On February 14, 1979, the United States Ambassador...
(National Oppression) by the royal regime and leftist opponents such as People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan was a communist party established on the 1 January 1965. While a minority, the party helped former president of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, to overthrow his cousin, Mohammed Zahir Shah, and established Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan...
and especially by Hafizullah Amin. In 1977 he helped Dehqan Kabuli's closest friend Mohammed Yusuf Nazary publish a collection of Dehqan's poetry.
He continuited his work in the Ministry
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
of Education during the regime of Nur Muhammad Taraki
Nur Muhammad Taraki
Nur Muhammad Taraki was an Afghan politician and statesman during the Cold War. Taraki was born near Kabul and educated at Kabul University, after which he started his political career as a journalist...
after the leftist coup d état in April 1978 . Later he was arrested by the Taraki government. By the government of Hafizullah Amin
Hafizullah Amin
Hafizullah Amin was the second President of Afghanistan during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan....
in 1979, he was killed with his son Baiqara Badakhshi under the name of anti-government activists.
His 20th death anniversary was held in Dushanbe
Dushanbe
-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...
in 2000 by the Institute of Oriental Studies.