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Karmal

American  
[kahr-mahl] / kɑrˈmɑl /

noun

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


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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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Obviously they won't leave as long as Karmal feels he needs them for security reasons.

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Unlike Karmal, who is a member of the small, Dari-speaking elite, Najibullah has the advantage of belonging to the country's dominant Pushtu tribe.

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Like his predecessors, Karmal is proving somewhat truculent in his dealings with Moscow.

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The following month Karmal abruptly disappeared from view, even failing to show up at his country's Revolutionary Day parade--the equivalent, noted a Western diplomat in Islamabad, of "staying away from one's own birthday party."

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