THE CREDIBILITY GAP

ALTHOUGH THE UNITED STATES AND PAKISTAN ADMIT THAT AFGHANISTAN'S MUJAHIDEEN-LED INTERIM GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO BROADEN ITS BASE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT, BOTH COUNTRIES CONTINUE TO POUR IN MILITARY AID, PREFERRING TO GIVE THE MUJAHIDEEN "ONE MORE CHANCE" TO REGAIN CREDIBILITY BY TAKING THE...

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Published in:Far Eastern economic review 1989-12, Vol.142 (49), p.19-19
Main Author: RASMID, A
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
AFGHANISTAN
PAKISTAN
UNITED STATES, 1945 TO PRESENT
WAR
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Summary:ALTHOUGH THE UNITED STATES AND PAKISTAN ADMIT THAT AFGHANISTAN'S MUJAHIDEEN-LED INTERIM GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO BROADEN ITS BASE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT, BOTH COUNTRIES CONTINUE TO POUR IN MILITARY AID, PREFERRING TO GIVE THE MUJAHIDEEN "ONE MORE CHANCE" TO REGAIN CREDIBILITY BY TAKING THE BORDER CITY OF KHOST. ALTHOUGH A MILITARY VICTORY WOULD PROVIDE SHORT-TERM CREDIBILITY, CONSTANT BICKERING AMONG VARIOUS FACTIONS OF THE MUJAHIDEEN AND CLAIMS OF MANIPULATION OF AFGHAN REFUGEES ARE SERIOUS LONG-TERM PROBLEMS. MANY OBSERVERS NOTE THAT WITHOUT POLITICAL, AS WELL AS MILITARY SOLUTIONS, THE CHANCES FOR RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT ARE SLIM.
ISSN:0014-7591