U.S. Backs Karzai Win - With Reservations Nov 3, 2009
He will have either the deadly fate of Babrak Karmal, or Hajifullah Amin, or he will live in exile- like Vietnam's last U.S. puppeteers, Diem Van Thieu and Van Cao Ky. Some Muslims have commented that Karzai get directs deposit of his presidential salary from the U.S. at a Bank in Virginia, where the son of the former Shah of Iran, Reza, also lives. (CBS News)
Kerry: Afghan Election Affects U.S. Plan Oct 19, 2009
" MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Share: Video and Galleries from Face The Nation Video Video Video Latest in Face The Nation by element51 October 18, 2009 10:20 PM EDT SD92040.....Your comment about Sen.Kerry comes directly from the "swift boaters" of a few years ago when they were putting out lies against Mr. Kerry. I suggest that you check your facts before posting something that makes you look like... (CBS News)
3 U.S. Troops Dead in Afghanistan Oct 18, 2009
Babrak Karmal was brought to govern Afghans by the soviets, Karzai was brought by the US. I doubt their ultimate fates will be different either. by HGOODGUY October 17, 2009 5:32 PM EDT. (CBS News)
We're Not The Soviets In Afghanistan Sep 2, 2009
Their intervention took the form of a brilliantly-executed regime take-down at the end of the year during which they killed Amin and installed Babrak Karmal as his successor. They intended to stay briefly and then hand responsibility to Karmal and the Afghan military. (CBS News)
Q&A: Who was the Soviet Union fighting in Afghanistan in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and who is the U.S. fighting there now? Jul 19, 2009
A. Soviet forces invaded Afghanistan in 1979 to support President Babrak Karmal, who seized control in a coup within the Afghan Communist leadership, according to a New York Times overview of the country s history. Soviet troops parachuted into Kabul on Dec. 27, 1979, beginning a nine-year battle against the Islamic Mujahideen rebels, composed of a variety of groups. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Timeline: Afghanistan Apr 17, 2009
1980 - Babrak Karmal, leader of the People's Democratic Party Parcham faction, is installed as ruler, backed by Soviet troops ... Babrak Karmal replaced by Najibullah as head of Soviet-backed regime. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Muslim Battalions Feb 17, 2009
"Afghan communist leader Babrak Karmal announced that there was no longer any point keeping the troops in the valley.". Musbat 2 spent months in the valley's mountainous terrain. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
