The Afghan President (To Be) Who Was Secretly Hidden In Czechoslovakia

Karmal in Czechoslovakia in 1981.

The entrance to the Czech village of Sindelova, where Karmal and his family stayed, located near the border with Germany.

The Favorit Chateau and the hunting lodge outside of Sindelova in October 2019

The lodge and the chateau are currently private property and guarded.

The hunting lodge in 1978-79

Karmal and Czechoslovak officials outside the hunting lodge in 1978 or 1979

The Favorit Chateau in 1978-79

The surrounding forests near Sindelova in 1978-79

A lake near the hunting lodge

A shooting range near the hunting lodge

An old wooden church next to the Favorit Chateau