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What position did Karmal hold in the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1986?

  • General Secretary

  • Chairman

  • Vice Chairman

  • Treasurer

Answer

Babrak Karmal was the General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1986. He was a Soviet-backed leader who came to power after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Karmal was a member of the Parcham faction of the PDPA, which was more moderate than the Khalq faction.
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