 Large protests against the Soviet presence broke out in Kabul in 1980 in what is called the 3 Hut uprising.The Soviets turned the city of Kabul into their command center during the Soviet–Afghan War, though the city was considered moderately safe during that period since fighting was mostly taking place in the countryside.However political crime such as assassinations of PDPA party members or guerrilla attacks on military and government targets were quite common.