The Future of the Soviet Role in Afghanistan: A Trip Report.

Abstract

Conversations by the author with Pakistani defense and intelligence officials and Afghan exile sources indicated that the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan had reached a military stalemate as a result of Soviet tactics and sensitivity to casualties. Despite the fragmented and primitive nature of the opposition, Moscow has no short-term solution for reversing the deterioration of its local Afghan political base. It has several as yet unexploited military options for breaking the back of tribal resistance, such as a full scale pacification effort, but all would require a substantially higher troop commitment and casualties than the Soviets have at present. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA092540

Entities

People

  • Francis Fukuyama

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Civil War
  • Combat Operations
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Grenade Launchers
  • International Relations
  • Military Intelligence
  • Military Operations
  • Military Tactics
  • Rocket Propelled Grenades
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.