Shevardnadze, Afghan Leader Discuss Pullout
Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze and Afghan leader Najibullah met Monday in Kabul to plan a Soviet troop withdrawal in case peace talks in Geneva do not produce an acceptable plan, Tass said.
The official Soviet news agency said that the talks in the Afghan capital centered on the pullout terms announced by Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev on Feb. 8.
That plan called for Soviet troops to begin withdrawing on May 15 if an agreement were signed by March 15. However, talks in Geneva have been stalled.
“The sides confirmed that the program of actions outlined will be implemented regardless of how the situation at the Afghan-Pakistani talks in Geneva ultimately develops,” Tass said.
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