Afghan Peace Pact Fails to End Bloodshed
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Civil Wars, Coups, Violence
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Afghanistan, South Asia, Pakistan
- Date: March 7, 1993
Article abstract: A peace plan to end Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war was signed in Pakistan by eight rival military factions, but differences among the groups were unresolved and violence resumed.
A Shaky Peace Treaty
On March 7, 1993, the Afghan government and leaders of eight rebel factions met in Islamabad, Pakistan, to sign a peace pact aimed at ending the fighting that had killed an estimated five thousand people and wounded thousands more. The conflict had forced an estimated 750,000 people to flee Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
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