before being sent to jail were restored. He served once again as Minister of Defence (1982–1985) during the Babrak Administration. After the Soviet Invasion, Kabul was put in a state of siege. The bridges were blocked, barriers and hidden ambushes were set up on all the roads leading into the city. Qadir was made commander of the city. As part of the changes in the leadership of the country, he resigned from the Politburo in November 1985, a year later was appointed Ambassador to Warsaw, Poland by President Mohammad Najibullah. He was recalled to Afghanistan in 1988, and was subsequently elected to Parliament. After the Soviet withdrawal in 1989, it was believed he fled to Bulgaria and sought political asylum. Later years and death After some years of living in Bulgaria, Qadir returned to Russia, where he lived with his family. In 2011/2012 he returned to Afghanistan, where he lived in Kabul and completed his book. He died as a result of a stroke at Sardar Mohammad Daoud Khan National Military Hospital on 22 April 2014. Views At a mourning ceremony in Moscow to honour the memory of Ahmad Shah Massoud"Though Massoud and I used to be enemies I am sure he deserves great respect as an outstanding military leader and, first of all, as a patriot of his country". - 2001-09-21 References External links Abdul Qadir Dagarwal's obituary » В Кабуле скончался участник Саурской революции генерал Абдул Кадир Хан 1944 births 2014 deaths 20th-century heads of state of Afghanistan Afghan Tajik people People from Herat Afghan military personnel Afghan revolutionaries Afghan communists Communist rulers of Afghanistan Communist government ministers of Afghanistan Soviet people of Afghan descent Democratic Republic of Afghanistan People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan politicians Afghan diplomats Afghan expatriates in Pakistan Afghan expatriates in the Soviet Union Afghan expatriates in Bulgaria Afghan military officers Defence ministers of Afghanistan