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what was the fundamental principles developed by babrak karmal?
Karmal's three most important promises were the general amnesty of prisoners, the promulgation of the Fundamental Principles of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and the adoption of a new flag.
were these principles followed?
All these measures, with the exception of the general amnesty of prisoners, were introduced gradually.
how did people take them?
Of 2,700 prisoners, 2,600 were released from prison; 600 of these were Parchamites.
The general amnesty was greatly publicized by the government.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Work on the Fundamental Principles had started under Amin: it guaranteed democratic rights such as freedom of speech, the right to security and life, the right to peaceful association.

Question: did he have any problems?
Self-contained rewrite: did Babrak Karmal have any problems with the fundamental principles?