A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to human rights abuses in Afghanistan.

Summary

Declares that the House of Representatives hereby: (1) renews its condemnation of the continued Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan; (2) finds that recent Soviet representations concerning Soviet troop withdrawal have been a sham; (3) finds that recent Soviet offers of ceasefire and national reconciliation fail to provide the framework for a settlement and should be spurned by the Afghan resistance as long as Soviet troops continue to occupy Afghanistan; (4) believes that the only acceptable formula for a settlement in Afghanistan is one that results in a government representative of the Afghan people; and (5) renews its commitment to support the Afghans through the provision of material support. Urges the Secretary of State to take specified actions to encourage Soviet military withdrawal and a peaceful settlement of the situation in Afghanistan. Urges: (1) the Soviet Union to present a timetable of no more than four months for the withdrawal of its forces at any session of U.N.-sponsored indirect negotiations; and (2) the Government of Pakistan to resist Soviet pressure to accept less than such a timetable for withdrawal of such forces.

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 20 October 1987

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 30 September 1987

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