The **Bala Hissar Uprising** was an uprising that happened in
[Afghanistan](Afghanistan "wikilink") in
[1979](Revolutions_of_1979_-_1980 "wikilink"), as
[Maoists](Maoism "wikilink") fought against the [Marxist-Leninist
government](Socialist_Afghanistan "wikilink").

Information in English is limited, but an alliance of anti-government
Maoists and moderate [Islamists](Islam "wikilink") seized control of a
military fortress in hopes of starting a military coup, but it was then
bombed by the government and seized in five hours. With the government
claiming it was an imperialist plot.

## References

[Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") - [Bala Hissar
uprising](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bala_Hissar_uprising)