Soviet occupation of Afghanistan

Title

Soviet occupation of Afghanistan

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:47

Description

Peter Allen reports on the possible effect of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan on Pakistan. Includes press conference address by Pakistan’s President Zia, who is urging UK Foreign Secretary, Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) to help. Poor quality audio.

Contributors

Peter Allen; Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Keywords

UK; USSR; International relations; Pakistan; Military affairs; Peter Carington; Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

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