Union of Left-Democratic Parties () was an alliance of

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in the

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, later known as the Republic of Afghanistan, was the Afghan state between History of Afghanistan (1978–1992), 1978 and 1992. It was bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, by Iran to the west, by the ...

. The Union was formed in November 1987, in a process of opening a

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in the country. The founders of the Union were the governing

People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA), known as the Homeland Party ( Dari: , ) from June 1990, was a Marxist–Leninist political party in Afghanistan established on 1 January 1965. Four members of the party won seats in the 1965 ...

, Revolutionary Toilers Organisation of Afghanistan and the Toilers Organisation of Afghanistan. The Peasants Justice Party of Afghanistan participated as an observer. The Young Workers Organisation of Afghanistan and the Alliance of Peace and Progress Fighters of Afghanistan joined the alliance sometime around 1988–1989.

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Defunct left-wing political party alliances Defunct political party alliances in Afghanistan People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan Socialist parties in Afghanistan {{Afghanistan-party-stub