Conversation so far:
What is some important information to know about the civil war and military under Babrak Karmal?
In March 1979, the military budget was 6.4 million US$, which was 8.3 percent of the government budget, but only 2.2 of gross national product.

Question: What else is important to know about this?
Self-contained rewrite: What else is important to know about the military budget under Babrak Karmal besides 1979 percentage?