Member of The Khalqist Government
He became minister of defense, for three months starting in May, 1978. On May 6, Qadir asked the Soviet commanders for advice on how to deal with all the people under arrest. On August 17, Qadir, still defense minister, was arrested for his part in a conspiracy that allegedly had been organized by the Parchams exiled abroad. Since Qadir remained popular in the military, President Taraki didn't dare to kill him. Instead he was sentenced to fifteen years in jail.
The policy of Taraki and Hafizullah Amin to get rid of people they considered unsuitable in order to concentrate all power in their own hands became very apparent. Prime Minister Amin later reported:
| “ | "The party was unable to make Qadir a true Marxist-Leninist, prepared to withstand any negative influence. That was our mistake." | ” |
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