Afghanistan in 1983: And Still no Solution
1984; University of California Press; Volume: 24; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/2644442
ISSN1533-838X
Autores Tópico(s)Military History and Strategy
ResumoThe fourth anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan occurred December 24, 1983.' The Ghost of Christmas Past gently pricked the world's conscience, a reminder that the first direct Soviet armed intervention since World War II in an independent, nonaligned country remained largely unanswered-except by the Afghan mujahidin (freedom fighters). Some observers thought they saw a light at the end of the tunnel as the indirect Geneva talks,2 monitored by the United Nations, progressed from Geneva I (June 1982), II (April 11-29, 1983), and III (June 12-24, 1983). Nothing substantive came out of the talks, however, and no arrangements have been made for Geneva IV. Only Pakistan and Afghanistan participated in the conference; Iran refused because the Afghan mujahidin were not represented. Also, Pakistan's foreign minister, Sahabzada Mohammad Yaqub Khan, did not talk directly with Afghanistan's foreign minister, Shah Mohammad Dost, for this would imply recognition of the Babrak Karmal regime. The U.N. representative, Diego Cordovez, served as a shuttle between the two parties, and both he and Yaqub Khan kept the Iranian diplomats at the Palais des Nations informed. But all parties concerned, including the USSR, loosely agree that ways should be found to implement the four guidelines substantially accepted by (among others) the U.N. General Assembly, the Organization of
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