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Karmal

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[kahr-mahl] / kɑrˈmɑl /

noun

  1. Babrak 1929–1996, Afghan political leader: president 1979–86.


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Karmal, on the other hand, we said, understood the need for subtle policies.

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Brezhnev would do nothing to stop this slaughter�and Karmal, who was already disgruntled, began to bear a bitter grudge against the Soviet Union.

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They are there at the invitation of the Karmal regime.

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It announced a few cosmetic changes, like a new campaign for land reform, and Karmal promised to release 2,073 political prisoners from Pul-e-Charkhi prison, seven miles outside Kabul.

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Three days after he returned from Moscow, their suspicions proved correct: Radio Kabul announced that Karmal was stepping down to assume the ceremonial position of President.

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