of Defence 1978 – company commander of military police of the 29th regiment of the Ministry of Defence 1978 – commander of reconnaissance company of the 29th regiment of the Ministry of Defence 1979 – second battalion commander of 37th paratrooper brigade, in Bala Hissar, Kabul. Due to the differences between Khalq and Parcham groups, after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Khodaidad was posted to Number 17 division and 33 regiment as Head of non-confidential documents. 1980 – commander of 2nd training battalion of 444 paratrooper brigade in Panjsher valley 1981 – operational director of 444 commando brigade in Panjsher valley 1982 – chief of staff of 444 paratrooper brigade in Panjsher valley 1983 – commander of 444 paratroopers brigade in Panjsher valley 1984 – second in command of 2nd infantry division in Panjsher valley 1985 – commander of 2nd infantry division in Panjsher valley 1987 – commander of 14th infantry division of Ghazni Province and head of Defense Council of Ghazni and Wardak Province; also commander of operational groups of Ghazni and Wardak provinces in Central Afghanistan. Created and established 3 territorial army division (95, 96, and 97) of Hazara for peace and reconciliation to support the central government of Afghanistan 1990 – commander of 54th division and chief of staff of 6th Corps of Kunduz in North East Zone 1990 – commander of operational groups of Takhar Province in the North East Zone. 1990–1991 Due to the dispute between the Northern Alliance and the Najibulla regime in North of Afghanistan, Khodaidad kept his neutrality and as a result was posted to become an instructor to the Afghan High Officers Course of the Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan). 1992 – Minister of National Security during the Sibghatullah Mojaddedi government. In 1984, during the government of Afghan President Babrak Karmal, Khodaidad became the first officer from the Hazara people ever to achieve the rank of a general in the Afghan National Army. While Khodaidad was commanding the 14th Infantry Division of Ghazni Province he played a major role in the Afghan governments National Reconciliation programme instigated by Najibullah. Khodaidad managed to convince several mujahideen factions, groups and individuals in the central and northeastern zones of the country to enter the reconciliation and reintegration process. He recalls his time of meeting and discussing with mujahideen leaders hence the reason why the central zones of Afghanistan witnessed peace and harmony in the late