POLSCI 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Mohammad Najibullah

• School: U of M
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 160
• Professor: James Morrow

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Lec mon, 10/31/16 (spook spook) the problem of civil war. Civil wars last longer than interstate wars and can be very destructive. Negotiated settlements face commitment problems, leading to their frequent failure. Explain the commitment problem involved in negotiations to end civil wars. Outline four ways that peacekeeping can help end civil wars and ensure they do not recur. April 27, 1978: communist government comes to power through a coup. December 25, 1979: soviet forces invade and overthrow government. Insurgency grows: outside support from u. s. and saudi arabia to mujahideen. Afghanistan is often referred to as the o(cid:448)iet u(cid:374)io(cid:374)"s viet(cid:374)a(cid:373) war. February 15, 1989: last soviet troops withdraw. April 17, 1992: fall of najibullah government (the communist government: outbreak of fighting among victorious factions, shifting coalitions of armed factions, efforts at forming stable government fail. May 1996: osama bin laden arrives in afghanistan (and the us says son of a bit-)