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The murder of communist Mir Akbar Khyber sparks his supporters to point the blame on current President Daoud Khan's government. This is also when Mariam learns what a communist is and she also learns the brutality of Rasheed's mood swings -
A radio announcement made by Air Force Colonel Abdul Qader to state that Kabul was now in the hands of the people and they had overthrown majority of Kabul. Executions of Daoud's loyalists began and Qader had established them as the Democratic Republic Of Afghanistan.