TheKar orGruh-i Kar (Persian:گروه کار[verification needed], "Worker's Group") was a faction of the communistPDPA party in Afghanistan. At one point, Kar was one of four PDPA factions, along with theParcham,Khalqi, andSetam-e Milli. The group was headed byDastagir Panjsheri, who later joined the Khalq.[1]
In 1987, PresidentNajibullah approved a plan to form four militia units from the ranks of the Gruhi Kar, to secure the group's home area ofJowzjan andFaryab Provinces. HoweverAbdul Rashid Dostum, an Uzbek leader then serving as aDRA Army officer, intervened to block the creation of the Kar militias and ordered the arrest of Kar members (resulting in the death of one).[2]
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