Khalq (Masses) was a socialist political party established in 1965 under the leadership of Noor Mohammad Taraki. In 1966 the party started publishing a newspaper under the same name, Khalq. Articles in the newspaper were in both Pashto and Dari. The government of King Zahir Shah banned the publication of Khalq after its sixth issue was published on May 22, 1966. The Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection in UNO Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections includes issues no. 1-5.
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Khalq (April 11, 1966 nos. 1-2)
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Khalq (Masses) was a socialist political party established in 1965 under the leadership of Noor Mohammad Taraki. In 1966 the party started to publish a newspaper under the same name “Khalq.” Articles in the newspapers were both, in Pashto and Dari languages. The government of King Zahir Shah banned the publication of Khalq after its sixth issue was published on May 22, 1966.
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Khalq (April 25, 1966 no. 3)
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Khalq (Masses) was a socialist political party established in 1965 under the leadership of Noor Mohammad Taraki. In 1966 the party started to publish a newspaper under the same name “Khalq.” Articles in the newspapers were both, in Pashto and Dari languages. The government of King Zahir Shah banned the publication of Khalq after its sixth issue was published on May 22, 1966.
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Khalq (May 2, 1966 no. 4)
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Khalq (Masses) was a socialist political party established in 1965 under the leadership of Noor Mohammad Taraki. In 1966 the party started to publish a newspaper under the same name “Khalq.” Articles in the newspapers were both, in Pashto and Dari languages. The government of King Zahir Shah banned the publication of Khalq after its sixth issue was published on May 22, 1966.
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Khalq (May 9, 1966 no. 5)
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Khalq (Masses) was a socialist political party established in 1965 under the leadership of Noor Mohammad Taraki. In 1966 the party started to publish a newspaper under the same name “Khalq.” Articles in the newspapers were both, in Pashto and Dari languages. The government of King Zahir Shah banned the publication of Khalq after its sixth issue was published on May 22, 1966.