The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan has been designed to explore the background to the decision to withdraw and its broader implications.

Preface; 1. Introduction Amin Saikal and William Maley; 2. The Geneva Accords of April 1988 William Maley; 3. Post-withdrawal Afghanistan: light at the end of the tunnel Louis Dupree; 4. The regional politics of the Afghan crisis Amin Saikal; 5. The Afghan conflict and soviet domestic politics T. H. Rigby; 6. The soviet armed forces and the Afghan war Geoffrey Jukes; 7. Afghanistan and soviet alliances Robert F. Miller; 8. Afghanistan and Sino-soviet relations Leslie Holmes; 9. The Afghanistan 'settlement' and the future of world politics Richard A. Falk; 10. Conclusions: management of the Afghan crisis J. L. Richardson; List of contributors; Index.