BABRAK KARMAL - 1985

Approved for Release: 2025/06/25 C06949055 (b)(3) cBABRAK Karma Phonetic: ba President, Revolutionary Council (since December 1979) Addressed as: Mr. President Since the installation of longtime Communist Babrak Karmal as his country's leader following a bloody Soviet-engineered coup and invasion, he has only limited popularity among his countrymen. Babrak has tried to gain legitimacy and international recognition for his government, but his attempts to bolster his image and that of his governme...