Babrak Karmal v Československu a počátky afghánské války
Babrak Karmal in Czechoslovakia and the Onset of the Afghan War

Summary/Abstract: The study analyses one of the chapters of the Cold War that has been rather unknown: the stay of Babrak Karmal in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. Karmal, who eventually became the highest Afghan representative, worked here first as an ambassador and later as a private person in 1978–1979. Throughout his stay, he was observed by the highest bodies of the Communist Party and security services, primarily by Státní Bezpečnost [State Security]. The present treatise maps Karmal’s stay in Czechoslovakia in the context of the internal political situation in Afghanistan and the USSR’s relationship to the country. Relevant sources involve files of various bodies of Státní Bezpečnost, Zpravodajská Zpráva Generálního Štábu [Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff], contemporary opinion-journalism, and declassified files related to international matters.

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