AFGHAN CHECKPOINT - U.S. Army soldiers arrive at an Afghan police checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren LopezFrom The New York Review Of Books:
For thirty years Afghanistan has cast a long, dark shadow over world events, but it has also been marked by pivotal moments that could have brought peace and changed world history.
One such moment occurred in February 1989, just as the last Soviet troops were leaving Afghanistan. Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze had flown into Islamabad—the first visit to Pakistan by a senior Soviet official. He came on a last-ditch mission to try to persuade Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the army, and the Interservices Intelligence (ISI) to agree to a temporary sharing of power between the Afghan Communist regime in Kabul and the Afghan Mujahideen. He hoped to prevent a civil war and lay the groundwork for a peaceful, final transfer of power to the Mujahideen.
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My Comment: This is a must read analysis on the Afghan-Pak Civil War.
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