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December 27, 1979	Soviet Foreign Ministry Circular Cable to Soviet Ambassadors on the Situation in Afghanistan, Instructions for Meeting with Communist Party Leaders This document reveals the struggles facing Soviet forces in Afghanistan. Local individuals reacted negatively to outside Soviet involvement, which threatened to overturn the results of the April Revolution. Also, Soviets believed that the CIA, and Beijing’s leadership, were attempting to de-stabilize Afghanistan.
October 17, 1978	Soviet communication to the Hungarian leadership on the situation in Afghanistan This document discusses Hungary’s role in Afghanistan in terms of solidarity between the USSR and Afghanistan, and the impact of divisions within Afghan's political parties.
March 28, 1979	Soviet Communication to the Hungarian Leadership on the Situation in Afghanistan This document discusses the strained political situation in Afghanistan in terms of counter-revolutionaries attempting to overthrow the government. Such revolutions in part came from reactionary Muslim regions, some of which are replete with Shiites who may have been influence by the Chinese government.
January 23, 1980	Report on the talks of Gyula Horn, representative of the HSWP CC Foreign Department in The United States and Canada This document provides a summary of the main points covered in a meeting of Hungary, the United States, and Canada. The US expresses concern about the Soviet's offensive in Afghanistan, how it may lead to a preponderance of Soviet power in the region. The US contends it needs to maintain its influence in the Middle East-despite additional Soviet influence-as it is important for raw materials.
April 22, 1980	Minutes of Conversation between Todor Zhivkov and Yasser Arafat, Damascus The two leaders discuss the situation in the Middle East, and the role of the superpowers - the US and the Soviet Union.
December 12, 1979	CC CPSU Politburo Resolution # 176/125, Concerning the Situation in "A" [Afghanistan] The decree is on the situation in Afghanistan.
December 29, 1979	CPSU CC Memo with Excerpt from Protocol #177/220, 29 December 1979 This memo includes the response of Brezhnev to President Carter's address concerning Afghanistan and US-Soviet relations.
1999	Dossiers of Alliance-7 Rebel Leaders Background information on political leaders in Afghanistan who fought against Soviet occupation.