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...
U
Declassified
Timeline
- 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