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August 1988

Report from General Valentin Varennikov to Soviet Defense Minister Dmitri T. Yazov (Excerpt)

Varennikov reports on Afghan opposition leader Ahmad Shah Masoud, who is seen as the most significant threat to the Soviet-backed regime.

November 5, 1989

Letter from Afghan President Najibullah to CPSU General Secretary Mikhail S. Gorbachev (Excerpt)

Najibullah requests for technical aid and additional supplies from the USSR to support the war in Afghanistan.

January 1989

Najibullah Assessment of the 'Ahmad Shah Problem'

Najibullah assesses the threat posed by opposition leader Ahmad Shah Masoud.

October 1988

Report from Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense and KGB Representatives

Report on efforts to contact Afghan opposition leader Ahmad Shah Masoud.

August 1988

Report from General Valentin Varennikov to Soviet Defense Minister Dmitri T. Yazov (Excerpt)

Varennikov reports on problems with the Afghan forces, including excessive demands for additional weapons and equipment and the unreliability of Afghan troops.

December 9, 1987

Conversation between M. S. Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan on Afghanistan (Excerpt)

Gorbachev and Reagan discuss the withdrawal of Soviet troops in Afghanistan.

May 22, 1987

Notes from Politburo Meeting, 21-22 May 1987 (Excerpt)

Gorbachev and his advisors discuss building a coalition government in Afghanistan before the withdrawal of Soviet troops and also the lack of acceptance of the Soviet-backed People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA).