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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: KAS-Arnold, Karl-Bild-6100-1 (cropped).jpg — CDU, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.","cite":"\"Karl Arnold\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/karl-arnold. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T07:06:57Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/karl-arnold","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/karl-arnold","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/karl-arnold?lang=ne"}}