Saydal Sokhandan was an Afghan poet, a

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activist, and a student leader. He was studying at the

Kabul University Kabul University (KU; ) is one of the major and oldest institutions of higher education in Afghanistan. It is in the 3rd District of the capital Kabul near the Ministry of Higher Education. It was founded in 1931 by King Mohammed Nadir Shah, wh ...

in the early-1970s. He organized students from

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in the university. PYO is considered the first revolutionary

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formation in Afghanistan with Maoist ideology. Sokhandan was assassinated by

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in the early 1970s.

Poetry

Saydal Sokhandan has many poems in the

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. 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''

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