Inside a frightened city
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- Inside the Afghan talks. Harrison, S. // Foreign Policy;Fall88, Issue 72, p31
A report on the role of the United Nations in the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, featuring step-by-step progress made by United Nations mediator, Diego Cordovez. Signing of the Geneva Accords on April 14, 1988. Causes of the engagement; Role in US-Soviet relations. United Nations...
- A trip through the war-torn country. // Mother Jones;Nov/Dec85, Vol. 10 Issue 9, p24
The author joined a caravan of 30 Mujahideen `holy warriors' going home to Afghanistan from a refugee camp in Pakistan to fight the Soviet invaders. En route they pass deserted villages destroyed by massive bombardment. Although the CIA is reportedly pumping $250 million into the Afghan...
- The Soviet experience in Afghanistan. Grau, Lester W.; Yahya, Mohammand // Military Review;Sep/Oct95, Vol. 75 Issue 5, p17
Explores the lessons of the Soviet-Afghan War. Comparison of Soviet's Afghan invasion with their Czechoslovakian invasion; Soviet General Staff's knowledge about Afghanistan's geography, economy, sociology and military forces; Soviet combat experience; Tactical innovations.
- Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan completed on time on 15 February 1989. // United Nations Chronicle;Jun89, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p20
Reports on the total withdrawal of all Soviet troops from Afghanistan on the target date of February 15, 1989. Charges from Pakistan and the Soviet Union of violations of terms of the Geneva Accords signed 10 months earlier; Concern over escalated fighting despite troop withdrawal; Humanitarian...
- US-Soviet joint statement on Afghanistan. // U.S. Department of State Dispatch;9/16/91, Vol. 2 Issue 37, p683
Presents a joint statement from Secretary of State James A. Baker III and Soviet Foreign Minister Boris Pankin, Moscow, September 1991, concerning recognization of the fundamental right of the Afghan people to determine their own destiny free fromoutside interference, and supporting a democratic...
- Moscow's dirty war. // Newsweek;12/3/84, Vol. 104 Issue 22, p49
It was nearly 5 years ago that Soviet invaders rolled into Afghanistan. Since then Afghan rebels or mujahedin, have staged a vigorous resistance in a war that has received relatively little attention in the Western press. The article profiles the Pakistani town of Peshawar, a center of rebel...
- TRIP TIME. // Current Events;12/13/2002, Vol. 101 Issue 14, p2
Reports on invasion of Soviet Union in Afghanistan in 1979. Establishment of laws and polices similar to communist policies by a Soviet-backed Afghan group; Efforts of mujahedeen, the rebels in driving Soviets out.
- Post-Cold War State Disintegration: The failure of international conflict resolution in Afghanistan. Rubin, Barnett R. // Journal of International Affairs;Winter93, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p469
Examines the failure of United Nations (UN) conflict resolution efforts to peacefully resolve the civil war in Afghanistan. Origins of the conflict; Intervention and resistance; Military stalemate and the Geneva accords; Withdrawal of the Soviet Union; The United States-Soviet Union dialogue of...
- Cease-fire? // Newsweek;1/12/87, Vol. 109 Issue 2, p31
The leader of the pro-Soviet government of Afghanistan announced a nationwide cease-fire effective Jan 15. But seven opposition guerilla groups, known as the mujahedin rejected the cease-fire unless a complete Islamic government is established.TheUS said peace offers can only be taken seriously...
- Inside an unlovely war. Burger, W.; Foote, D. // Newsweek;10/12/87, Vol. 110 Issue 15, p46
Nearly 8 years after the Soviet Army rolled into Afghanistan, the war continues. The mujahediin, or Afghan resistance fighters, range through the rugged countryside, ambushing Russian convoys & shooting down Hind helicopter gunships. The Soviet troops & their Afghan backups control 3 of the...
