Dr. Najibullah still overwhelmingly popular in Kabul Province

[khad]

From a survey conducted in 2005, the following results were gathered with regards to approval ratings of former (and current) Afghan national leaders. Dr. Najibullah Ahmadzai, the last president of socialist Afghanistan, emerged clearly as the people's favorite.

Full results:

Dr. Najibullah (PDPA-Parcham): 93.2%
Rabbani (UIFSA): 51.6%
Karzai (current president): 45.5%
Mojaddedi (ANLF): 37.6%
Mullah Omar (Taliban): 18.4%

http://de.rian.ru/society/20080520/107888312.html




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KABUL, 20. Mai (RIA Novosti). Fast alle Einwohner (93,2 Prozent) der afghanischen Provinz Kabul wünschen sich das kommunistische Regime von Mohammed Nadschibullah zurück. Dagegen sprachen sich nur 1,2 Prozent aus und 5,6 Prozent enthielten sich einer Meinung.
Nadschibullah wurde 1992, als Russland seine Unterstützung für die Republik Afghanistan einstellte, von den Mudschahedin gestürzt und vier Jahre später von der Taliban ermordet.

Das geht aus einer Telefonumfrage hervor, die die Zeitschrift „Abaadi Weekly“ am Dienstag veröffentlichte und die im Auftrag des regionalen Radiosenders „Vatandar“ (Landsmann) im Laufe einer Woche durchgeführt wurde.

Für Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, den ersten Präsidenten des Islamischen Staates Afghanistan nach dem Sturz des kommunistischen Regimes und Führer der Nationalen Befreiungsfront Afghanistans, stimmten 37,6 Prozent der Befragten. Dagegen waren 1,5 Prozent und 60,9 Prozent enthielten sich einer Meinung.

Etwa die Hälfte (51,6 Prozent) der Interviewten sprachen sich für das Regime von Burhanuddin Rabbani aus, der nach dem Rücktritt Mojaddedis 1992 den Vorsitz in der von den Mudschaheddin geführten Übergangsregierung übernahm. Dagegen waren 1,4 Prozent und 47 Prozent enthielten sich ihrer Stimme.

Für seinen Nachfolger, den islamischen Fundamentalisten Mullah Mohammed Omar, stimmten 18,4 Prozent, dagegen 1,7 Prozent und 79,9 Prozent waren diesbezüglich unentschlossen.

45,5 Prozent sind mit dem amtierenden afghanischen Staatschef Hamid Karzai zufrieden, 52 Prozent sind gegen ihn und zwei Prozent waren diesbezüglich unentschlossen.

An der Umfrage nahmen 10 000 Menschen teil.

[khad]

"Before, in the time of Najibullah, we were happy. We had bread, water, and a roof. Now, we have nothing at all."

http://in.truveo.com/Dr-Najibullah-the-former-President-of-Afghanistan/id/108086431245397470

"On Kabul's freezing winter streets Afghan urchins press smudged faces against car windows peddling photographs of Afghan leaders including Najibullah. Copies of his speeches now do a brisk trade in the market - they are admired by some Afghans for their wisdom and wit."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7890557.stm

[BobKKKindle$]

Fast alle Einwohner (93,2 Prozent) der afghanischen Provinz Kabul wünschen sich das kommunistische Regime von Mohammed Nadschibullah zurückI don't see anything wrong with Afghans supporting a former leader, especially when we consider what the population of Afghanistan has had to endure under the rule of the Taliban and since the 2001 invasion, but I don't think this means that we should see Dr. Najibullah as any kind of progressive or revolutionary politician because his regime was ultimately backed by the Soviets and did not involve the working population managing society and the means of production in a democratic or collective way. This is the case with all bourgeois politicians and systems of government. I also think that this article is wrong in assuming that a high approval for an individual leader automatically indicated that people want his regime back as the comment above seems to indicate. It's also worth pointing out that the poll sample was limited to 10,000 people in one province of Afghanistan, and a large number of respondents decided to withhold their opinion on several of the leaders they were asked about - I'm not sure what this poll can actually tell us or how accurate it is.

[khad]

I don't see anything wrong with Afghans supporting a former leader, especially when we consider what the population of Afghanistan has had to endure under the rule of the Taliban and since the 2001 invasion, but I don't think this means that we should see Dr. Najibullah as any kind of progressive or revolutionary politician because his regime was ultimately backed by the Soviets and did not involve the working population managing society and the means of production in a democratic or collective way. This is the case with all bourgeois politicians and systems of government. I also think that this article is wrong in assuming that a high approval for an individual leader automatically indicated that people want his regime back as the comment above seems to indicate. It's also worth pointing out that the poll sample was limited to 10,000 people in one province of Afghanistan, and a large number of respondents decided to withhold their opinion on several of the leaders they were asked about - I'm not sure what this poll can actually tell us or how accurate it is.
Given what the Afghan communists had to work with (either war communism or US-Pakistan domination) and the fact that they were pressured to revolt under the threat of purges from the nationalist government, I find little issue with the idea of a "revolution from the top."

Such criticism is akin to pedantic sectarian haranguing.

P.S. You left out the "rule" ie social disintegration under the mercenary Mojahadeen administration.