Saydal Sokhandan was an Afghan poet, a Maoist activist,[1] and a student leader. He was studying at the Kabul University in the early-1970s. He organized students from Progressive Youth Organization in the university. PYO is considered the first revolutionary communist formation in Afghanistan with Maoist ideology.
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Sokhandan was assassinated by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in the early 1970s.[2]
Poetry
Saydal Sokhandan has many poems in the Pashto language. One of his poems is:
په ټوپک او په برچه دی استعمار پاره پاره کړه
شابه شابه ای کارګره خپل ایمان غیرت ښکاره کړه
Translation:
Tear apart colonialism with your gun and knife
Bravo Bravo Workers show your faith and determination
References
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