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Mocke would part with the organisation at the end of the month to lead an effort, dubbed the Karmal action, to unite Afrikaners in terms of their religious principles.
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As Ghani points out, “He is not an organization man with the requisite management abilities,” and thus he lacks the skill to build a popular power base like the one the late Afghan Communist leader Babrak Karmal was able to build in the late 1970s and early 1980s, or even like the one the Soviet puppet Najibullah built later on.
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As Ghani points out, “He is not an organization man with the requisite management abilities,” and thus he lacks the skill to build a popular power base like the one the late Afghan Communist leader Babrak Karmal was able to build in the late 1970s and early 1980s, or even like the one the Soviet puppet Najibullah built later on.
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They killed President Amin, installed a Moscow favorite, Babrak Karmal, as the country's ruler and secured the cities.
Moscow vs. the Mujahideen Brian M. Downing 2011
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A: Hekmatyar was the go-to guy for the U.S. beginning in 1973 when Mohammed Daoud and Marxist Babrak Karmal overthrew King Zahir Shah.
Rory O'Connor: Crossing Zero: How and Why the Media Misses the AfPak Story Rory O'Connor 2011
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The Afghan resistance war started after the USSR sent its troops to Afghanistan to install a puppet government led by the Afghan communist leader Babrak Karmal.
The Scorpion’s Tail Zahid Hussain 2010
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"Najib the Bull" -- twenty years younger than Karmal -- was ordered to get the Afghan house in order with an energetic program of "national reconciliation" and prepare for life without Soviet Special Forces and occupation troops.
Geoffrey Wawro: Afghanistan: The End Is Near, and We've Been There Before 2010
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"Najib the Bull" -- twenty years younger than Karmal -- was ordered to get the Afghan house in order with an energetic program of "national reconciliation" and prepare for life without Soviet Special Forces and occupation troops.
Geoffrey Wawro: Afghanistan: The End Is Near, and We've Been There Before 2010
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The Soviets hoped to improve their chances by replacing Karmal with Mohammad Najibullah, another Soviet puppet and former chief of the Afghan secret police, KHAD.
A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009
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When Soviet troops rolled into Kabul, they killed Amin and installed a more reliable puppet, Babrak Karmal, as ruler of Afghanistan.
A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009
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