Given what we know of the country today, the idea of bringing atheistic communism to such a old-fashion Islamic people seems absurd and bound to have tragic consequences. There has been a lot of reporting on the aftermath, from the Soviet invasion to the invasion after Sept. 11th. However the most perplexing part is how the Reds gained power in Kabul, regardless of Soviet aid.

How did this movement get as far as it did?

(from here)