Karmal
Americannoun
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Karmal, who had appeared only once on television since the Soviets forcibly installed him, finally turned up in person at a press conference in sumptuous Chilsitoon Palace, once the summer retreat of Afghan monarchs.
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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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They are there at the invitation of the Karmal regime.
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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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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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