ed ▁P D PA ▁members ▁from ▁their ▁government ▁posts , ▁appointed ▁conserv ative ▁elements ▁instead ▁and ▁finally ▁announced ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁P D PA , ▁arrest ing ▁senior ▁party ▁members . ▁ ▁Commun ist ▁coup ▁▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁P D PA ▁and ▁military ▁units ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁P D PA ▁killed ▁Da oud ▁Khan , ▁his ▁immediate ▁family ▁and ▁body gu ards ▁in ▁a ▁violent ▁coup , ▁se izing ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁capital , ▁Kab ul . ▁As ▁the ▁P D PA ▁had ▁chosen ▁a ▁week end ▁hol iday ▁to ▁conduct ▁the ▁coup , ▁when ▁many ▁government ▁employees ▁were ▁having ▁a ▁day ▁off , ▁Da oud ▁Khan ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁fully ▁activ ate ▁the ▁well - tra ined ▁armed ▁forces ▁which ▁remained ▁loyal ▁to ▁him ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁coup . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁P D PA ▁government , ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁council , ▁did ▁not ▁enjoy ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁masses . ▁Therefore , ▁it ▁soon ▁announced ▁and ▁implemented ▁a ▁host ile ▁doctrine ▁against ▁any ▁political ▁diss ent , ▁whether ▁inside ▁or ▁outside ▁the ▁party . ▁The ▁first ▁commun ist ▁leader ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁Nur ▁Muhammad ▁Tar aki , ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁by ▁his ▁fellow ▁commun ist ▁H af iz ul lah ▁A min . ▁A min ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁independent ▁and ▁national ist ▁incl in ations , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁seen ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁a ▁r uth less ▁leader . ▁He ▁has ▁been