Humanitarian Needs in Afghanistan: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Hunger, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session : Hearing Held in Washington, DC, July 27, 1989 |
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Afghan interim government Afghan resistance Afghan society Afghan women agencies alliance Ambassador TOMSEN ANSWER areas of Afghanistan camps in Pakistan CBHA Chairman children refugees commanders commodities CONGRESS LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Congressman continue Coordinator CRANDALL currently donor effort EMERSON fighting fundamentalist funds ghanistan GILMAN groups HERGER humanitarian aid humanitarian assistance implement inside Afghanistan International Rescue Committee Iran Islamic Jalalabad Kabul Kabul regime Kandahar LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS major MCNULTY military MONITORED mujaheddin mujahideen needs opening statement parties PDPA PDPA regime Peshawar political settlement population PREPARED STATEMENT private voluntary organizations provinces PVOS questions reconstruction reconstruction of Afghanistan refugee camps relief repatriation representative rural Sadruddin Aga Khan Sediq seven party alliance Shuras SMITH of Oregon Soviet Union status of Afghan Takhar Thank tons U.S. Government U.S. humanitarian U.S. policy UNHCR United Nations VITA VOLUNTEERS IN TECHNICAL women and children Women's Commission
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Page 23 - The documents will be included as part of the record. [The prepared statement of Mr.
Page 48 - STRUGGLE FOR SELF-DETERMINATION GOES ON — A GOAL THAT BOTH THE UNITED STATES AND PAKISTAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT. PRIME MINISTER BHUTTO AND I DISCUSSED WAYS TO ENCOURAGE A POLITICAL SOLUTION IN AFGHANISTAN THAT WILL LEAD TO A NON-ALIGNED REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. WILLING TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH ITS NEIGHBORS. TO REPLACE THE ILLEGITIMATE REGIME IN KABUL. THE UNITED STATES AND PAKISTAN WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE ANY SERIOUS AVENUE TOWARDS THIS END.
Page 5 - Reaffirms the right of the Afghan people to determine their own form of government and to choose their economic, political and social system free from outside intervention, subversion, coercion or constraint of any kind whatsoever; 3.
Page 50 - PRIME MINISTER BHUTTO STATED: "PAKISTAN REMAINS COMMITTED TO A POLITICAL SOLUTION OF THE AFGHAN PROBLEM, WHEREBY THE BRAVE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO FREELY CHOOSE THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM OUTSIDE. PAKISTAN'S COMMITMENT TO PEACE AND DEMOCRACY ARE FUNDAMENTAL.
Page 4 - I dis852 cussed ways to encourage a political solution in Afghanistan that will lead to a nonaligned, representative government, willing to live in peace with its neighbors, to replace the illegitimate regime in Kabul. The United States and Pakistan will continue to explore any serious avenue towards...
Page 16 - Mr. OILMAN. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I regret that I have to go on to another meeting, but I do have a few questions I'd like to ask.
Page 5 - Afghan program, whereby the brave people of Afghanistan will have the right to freely choose their own government without interference from outside. Pakistan's commitment to peace and democracy are fundamental. Regarding the Soviet Union, in 1986, President Gorbachev, at the then party Congress, termed Afghanistan in public remarks "a bleeding wound.
Page 51 - THE AFGHANS THEMSELVES MUST WORK OUT THE FUTURE POLITICAL COURSE OF THEIR COUNTRY. WE DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS EITHER APPROPRIATE OR POSSIBLE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS TO TRY TO FORCE A SETTLEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AT THIS TIME.
Page 67 - Moreover, life expectancy at birth is only 39 years, compared to 57 years in neighboring Iran and 54 years in Pakistan. The education system was yet another victiir.
Page 5 - UN, the Afghans themselves must work out the future political course of their country. We do not believe it is either appropriate or possible for the UN to try to force a settlement in Afghanistan at this time.