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Karmal

American  
[kahr-mahl] / kɑrˈmɑl /

noun

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


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Applauded sporadically by obsequious Soviet diplomats and reporters, Karmal tried to turn aside tough questions from Western correspondents with bluster and even downright lies.

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According to some experts on Afghanistan, that may be a functional necessity: the Cabinet of President Babrak Karmal is as riddled with feuds as the rebel groups are.

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

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The wildest story was that Karmal had been deposed in favor of former Secret Police Chief Assadullah Sarwari, a hard-line Stalinist.

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Karmal did seem to be losing control of events.

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