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CIA β€’ 1983

BABRAK KARMAL - 1983

Approved for Release: 2025/06/25 C06949054 (b)(3) BABRAK Kflrmalj AFGHANISTAN (Phonetic: baBRART President, Revolutionary Council (since December 1979) Addressed as: Mr. President one Babrak Karmal is the Soviet Union's number- in Afghanistan he has only limited popularity among his countrymen. Since being installed as his country's leader after a bloody Soviet-engineered coup in 1979, Babrak has tried to gain legitimacy and international recognition for his government...
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Created
Sep 25, 2025
Released
Aug 6, 2025
Publication
Oct 12, 1983
Case number
F-2021-02228

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Metadata

Document #

06949054

Case #

F-2021-02228

Document Type

FOIA

Collection

FOIA Collection

Release Decision

RIPPUB

Original Classification

U

Sequence

β€”

Pages

2 pages

File Size

84.95 KB