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, following a failed uprising in Badakhshan, Ba'es was captured and assassinated in captivity. In 1984, SAFZA was formally disbanded, and its surviving members aligned with the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan at that time.