Word: withdrawals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan--A top Afghan guerrilla leader said yesterday he believes the Soviet Union wants to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan and may be ready to sacrifice the Afghan Communist government if necessary...
...Russians have realized they cannot crush the resistance. Now they are trying to solve the problem through other ways and means," Hekmatyrar said. "They have to withdraw and they have realized there is no other solution...
...Russians could withdraw in less than one week if they are sincere," he said...
...Republicans are busily scouting for a site of their own. But their no- nonsense 21-person team has already narrowed the list to Atlanta, New Orleans and Kansas City. (The Republicans will announce their choice first, and the city they select will be obliged to withdraw its offer to the Democrats.) With spouses and party hangers-on, the Democratic delegation often swells to considerably more than 100. Deficit-ridden New Orleans had to ask the Democrats to delay their visit because it could not scrape together the funds to provide the necessary lavish entertainment for the Democratic horde. "Twenty Republicans...
...this comment by Sakharov. Indeed, our leadership has stated in the past on many occasions that we seek to resolve the problem of Afghanistan as soon as possible." As if to reinforce that point, a top Kremlin foreign policy adviser told the Washington Post that Moscow plans to withdraw its troops even if current efforts for a political solution fail...