Karmal

American  

[kahr-mahl] / kɑrˈmɑl /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

But he did it in the context of justifying the Soviet military presence there because, he said, Soviet troops were “invited by the Karmal regime,” a reference to the Soviet-installed government of President Babrak Karmal.

From New York Times

The country's last king, Zahir Shah, and former presidents Daud, Taraki, Amin, Babrak Karmal and Najibullah were all introduced to Char Gul when they came to inspect the military - he played an important role in keeping the soldiers' hair neat and trim.

From BBC

What Amin did not know, however, was that the Soviets were secretly planning to get rid of him too, aiming to install in his place someone even more loyal to Moscow, Babrak Karmal.

From BBC

Soviet troops invaded in December 1979 in order to replace one Communist leader, Hafizullah Amin, with Babrak Karmal, another Communist but one more amenable to Soviet thinking on many issues.

From Time Magazine Archive

Karmal's followers may have staged the attacks to protest the departure of their leader for the Soviet Union two weeks ago, ostensibly for medical treatment.

From Time Magazine Archive