Parchamite

In the meantime, relations between the Parchamite and Khalqist PDPA deteriorated; in 1973 it was rumoured that Major Zia Mohammadzai, a Parchamite and head of the Republican Guard, planned to assassinate the entire Khalqist leadership.

Another purge was initiated, and Parchamite ambassadors were recalled.

Karmal's call for dissolution only worsened relations between the Khalqist and Parchamite PDPA.sfn However, Taraki and Amin were lucky; Karmal's alliance actually hurt the Parchamites' standing in Afghan politics.

The Parchamite faction found itself under significant pressure by the Khalqists soon after taking power.

The Parchamite PDPA had already established an alliance with Daoud at the beginning of his regime, and Karmal called for the dissolution of the Khalqist PDPA.

The vote was a close one, and it is reported that Taraki expanded the Central Committee to win the vote; this plan resulted in eight of the new members becoming politically unaligned with and one switching to the Parchamite side.

Under Karmal's leadership, the Parchamite PDPA participated in Mohammad Daoud Khan 's rise to power, and his subsequent regime.

While still believing in Marxism–Leninism, many of them were infuriated at the Soviet intervention, and the Soviet's pro-Parchamite policies.sfn Taraki, in a speech, said "We will defend our non-aligned policy and independence with all valour.

While the Parchamite government gave up trying to take over the armed forces, it did announce the execution of 13 officials who had worked for Amin.