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Najibullah, Mohammad

1947 - 1996

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South Asia

Afghanistan

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Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

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Varennikov, Valentin

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Documents

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.

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.