Politburo of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
The Politburo of the Central Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan or Afghan Politburo was the policy-making organ and institution within the Afghanistan's political structure when the PDPA Central Committee and the PDPA Congress were not in session. Only one politburos was formally elected; at the 1st Congress, despite this, the membership line-up was altered numerous times during the PDPA's existence.Historical line-up
1st Politburo
;Full members
;Candidate members
By 1984, eight of the thirteen members and alternate members of the Politburo were Parchamis:
;Members of the Parcham faction
- Babrak Karmal
- Sultan Ali Keshtmand
- Mohammad Najibullah
- Nur Ahmed Nur
- Mohammad Rafie
- Anahita Ratebzad
;Members of the Khalq faction
;Unclear