Progressive Youth Organization
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Progressive Youth Organization (Persian
: سازمانی جوانانی مترقی, Sazman-e Javanan-e Mutarraqi) was a revolutionary organization in Afghanistan
. The organization emerged out of the New Democratic Current (Jerian-e Demokratik-e Navin), a leftist movement that had been established by Abdulrahim Mahmudi, Abdulhadi Mahmudi, Akram Yari
and Seddiq Yari. The New Democratic Current founded the PYO in October 1965. PYO never made its existence or name known to the public. The group brought out the publication Shola Jawid ('Eternal Flame'), and its followers were generally known as sholayes. PYO was dissolved in 1972.
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
: سازمانی جوانانی مترقی, Sazman-e Javanan-e Mutarraqi) was a revolutionary organization in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. The organization emerged out of the New Democratic Current (Jerian-e Demokratik-e Navin), a leftist movement that had been established by Abdulrahim Mahmudi, Abdulhadi Mahmudi, Akram Yari
Akram Yari
Akram Yari was a Maoist political organizer in Afghanistan. He was the leader and founder of the Progressive Youth Organization , a Maoist organization which was formed on October 6, 1965.-Early years:...
and Seddiq Yari. The New Democratic Current founded the PYO in October 1965. PYO never made its existence or name known to the public. The group brought out the publication Shola Jawid ('Eternal Flame'), and its followers were generally known as sholayes. PYO was dissolved in 1972.