Consolidating Victory in Afghanistan


 

Publication Date: February 1990

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): James A. Phillips

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Middle East

Type: Report

Coverage: Afghanistan Soviet Union

Abstract:

The war in Afghanistan remains Gorbachev’s war.The fighting will continue until Gorbachev’s hand-picked surrogate Najibullah and his bloody regime are removed. Massive Soviet military aid only prolongs the struggle and postpones its resolution.To offset this Soviet support the U.S. should increase its military support for the mujahideen and equally important, should help the AIG transform itself into a representative government.