Editing Mohammad Daoud Khan (section)

===Constitution of 1977===
In 1977, he established his own political party, the [[National Revolutionary Party of Afghanistan|National Revolutionary Party]], which became the focus of all political activity. In January 1977, a [[loya jirga]] approved a new constitution. It wrote in several new articles and amended others - one of these was the creation of a [[President (government title)|presidential]] one-party system of government.

He also began to moderate his socialist policies, although the 1977 constitution had a nationalist bend in addition to previous socialism and Islam.<ref name="auto3"/> In 1978, there was a rift with the PDPA. Internally he attempted to distance himself from the communist elements within the coup. He was concerned about the tenor of many communists in his government and Afghanistan's growing dependency on the Soviet Union. These moves were highly criticized by [[Moscow]], which feared that Afghanistan would soon become closer to the West, especially the [[United States]]; the Soviets had always feared that the United States could find a way to influence the government in Kabul.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" width=60% style="float:right; margin:0 15px;"
!colspan="9" align="center" | Daoud cabinet (1977)
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!Office
!Incumbent
!Took office
!Left office
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|[[Ministry of Planning (Afghanistan)|Minister of Planning]]
|[[Ali Ahmad Khurram]]
|13 March 1977
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|[[Minister of Defence (Afghanistan)|Minister of Defence]]
|[[Ghulam Haidar Rasuli]]
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry of the Interior (Afghanistan)|Minister of Interior]]
|[[Abdul Qadir Nuristani]]
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry of Education (Afghanistan)|Minister of Education]]
|Ibrahim Majid Siraj
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry of Finance (Afghanistan)|Minister of Finance]]
|Sayyid Abdullah
|13 March 1977
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|Minister of Commerce
|Mohammad Khan Jalalar
|13 March 1977
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|Ministry of Public Works
|Ghausuddin Fayeq
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry of Border and Tribes (Afghanistan)|Minister of Border Affairs]]
|Abdul Qayyum
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan)|Minister of Justice]]
|Wafiyullah Sami'i
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry of Communications (Afghanistan)|Minister of Communications]]
|Abdul Karim Atayi
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry of Mines, Industries|Minister of Mines, Industries]]
|Abdul Tawab Asefi
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry of Water, Power (Afghanistan)|Minister of Water, Power]]
|Juma Muhammad Muhammadi
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry of Higher Education (Afghanistan)|Minister of Higher Education]]
|Ghulam Siddiq Muhibi
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry of Health (Afghanistan)|Minister of Health]]
|Abdullah Omar
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry of Agriculture (Afghanistan)|Minister of Agriculture]]
|Azizullah Wasefi
|13 March 1977
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|Ministry of Information
|Abdul Rahim Navin
|13 March 1977
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|[[Ministry without portfolio]]
|Abdul Majid
|13 March 1977
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|Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
|Wahid Abdullah
|13 March 1977
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During his latter years in charge, his purge of communists in his government strained his relations with them, while his desire for one person rule created conflicts with the liberals who had been in charge during the monarchy. At the same time, his persecution of religious conservatives engendered enmity with them and their followers as well.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ksC-BL2WivUC&q=republican+coup+1973+afghanistan&pg=PA51 |title = Law in Afghanistan: A Study of the Constitutions, Matrimonial Law and the Judiciary|isbn = 9004071288|last1 = Kamali|first1 = Mohammad Hashim|date = 1985| publisher=Brill }}</ref>