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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.