After a failed uprising in Badakhshan in August 1979, Ba'es was captured and killed in captivity. SAFZA was officially disbanded in 1984, and the remaining leaders joined the then governing People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan.
In August 1979, a failed uprising in Badakhshan resulted in the capture and death of Ba'es. In 1984, SAFZA was officially disbanded, and its members subsequently aligned with the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan at that time.