Word: truce
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...between Kabul and the Soviet border, they have caused a severe fuel problem in the capital, a mere 40 miles to the south. Only two weeks ago they compounded that shortage by blowing up four strategically vital bridges. Small wonder, then, that the Soviets have shattered their 13-month truce with Massoud and mounted their fiercest attack since the invasion of Afghanistan in December...
Guerrillas sign a truce...
...agreement calls for a yearlong truce beginning May 28. During that time, the government will consider granting pardons to F.A.R.C. members who are wanted by the authorities for political crimes, bank robberies, kidnapings or violent acts committed "in combat." The document opens the door for land and political reforms, promises business loans to the guerrillas and guarantees educational and other benefits to facilitate their return to "normal public life...
...years (183 in 1982 and 215 last year). Another problem is how to control right-wing death squadrons like the Death to Kidnapers (M.A.S.) group. Last year these squads were held responsible for the killing and disappearance of at least 600 Colombians. In such an atmosphere, even a temporary truce is a maj or success. -By Hunter R. Clark...
...been forced to engage disruptive SWAPO forces on three separate occasions. The JMC toll: two killed and eight wounded, all Angolan. The fact that the Dos Santos government has been willing to let its soldiers fight against SWAPO, once its trusted ally, indicates how seriously it takes its new truce with South Africa...