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So, ok, you leave and the afghan mujahideen and the afghan communists will continue fighting each other, this was essentially it. so geneva didn t bring peace, i mean, there was no illusion about that. geneva was not going to bring peace. it was only a cover basically for the soviets to leave. on february 15, 1989, the last soviet troops left afghanistan. the soviets left behind them a country devastated. they had lost 15,000 men, but one million afghans had been killed and over four million wounded. five million had fled ....
I mean, there was no illusion about that. geneva was not going to bring peace. it was only a cover basically for the soviets to leave. on february 15, 1989, the last soviet troops left afghanistan. the soviets left behind them a country devastated. they had lost 15,000 men, but1 million afghans had been killed and over 4 million wounded. 5 million had fled the country as refugees. altogether, one ....
The united nations peace talks in geneva began in 1986, aiming to end the war. americans wanted mujahideen involvement. the soviets insisted the communist afghan government remain. the soviets insisted on supporting the afghan communists, which was then president najibullah, and then they would continue supporting with food and weapons. so the americans had turned around and said if you re going to do that we re going to continue supporting the afghan mujahideen. so, ok, you leave and the afghan mujahideen and the afghan communists will continue fighting each other, this was essentially it. so geneva didn t bring peace, i mean, there was no illusion about that. geneva was not going to bring peace. it was only a cover basically for the soviets to leave. on february 15, 1989, the last soviet troops left afghanistan. ....
He also agreed to peace talks. the united nations peace talks in geneva began in 1986, aiming to end the war. americans wanted mujahideen involvement. the soviets insisted the communist afghan government remain. the soviets insisted on supporting the afghan communists, which was then president najibullah, and they said then they would continue supporting with food and weapons and money. so the americans had turned around and said if you re going to do that we re going to continue supporting the afghan mujahideen. so, ok, you leave, but the afghan mujahideen and the afghan communists will continue fighting each other, this was essentially it. so geneva didn t bring peace i mean, there was no illusion about that geneva was not going to bring peace. it was only a cover, basically, for the soviets to leave. on february 15, 1989, the last soviet troops left afghanistan. ....
Mujahideen. the afghan mujahideen. the afghan mujahideen and the afghan communist would continue fighting, this was essential. geneva did not bring peace, there was no illusion about that. it was only a cover basically for the soviets to leave. , :, , basically for the soviets to leave. , :, y leave. on february 15, 1989, the last soviet leave. on february 15, 1989, the last soviet troops - leave. on february 15, 1989, the last soviet troops left i the last soviet troops left afghanistan. the soviets left behind them a country devastated. they had lost 15,000 men, but1 million ....