President Reagan will meet with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva. This will be the first meeting between an American President and a head of the Soviet Union since Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in December of 1979. Both the United States and the United Nations have asserted that the only acceptable solution to the Afghan tragedy would include: The complete with. drawal of all foreign troops. the restoration of the independent and nonaligned status of Afghanistan. self determination for the Afghan people. and the return of Afghan refugees with safety and honor. Despite international condemnation for their murderous policies in Afghanistan. the Soviets have pursued a "business as usual" approach which includes the use of chemical weapons against civilian populations. dropping toy bombs manufactured specifically to maim children. burning families alive. destroying crops. kidnapping children. and carpet bombing of villages. Although these atrocities have been widely documented. the Soviet Union has successfully carried out their policies without the scrutiny of the Western Press.
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