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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: Governments
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It is too early to attempt a full evaluation of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Only the principal events have become known in the outside world. Causes, motives, methods, and intentions are still obscure. What is clear is that on December 27 Soviet troops suddenly appeared in Kabul. Hours later the radio announced that they had been invited to come by the Afghan government which sought Soviet protection against unidentified and sinister forces. Fighting broke out in the capital.
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Vorontsov, as the Soviet ambassador to India, had the onerous responsibility of managing the Indian reaction to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan at a particularly difficult moment in Indian history. In December 1979, Charan Singh was still the prime minister. But Indira Gandhi [Images] was already elected to be the next prime minister and she had already begun the process of forming her government. It was at this very moment that the Soviet troops went into Afghanistan.
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The New York Times has an excellent piece on Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency losing control over some of the groups of militants that it fostered since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. These militants have now turned against the military and are contributing to attacks directed at the army, intelligence agencies and the government.
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