Voice of America, 7 January 2025
Another look at Jimmy Carter’s role in Afghanistan, after the 1978 Saur coup and when the Soviets invaded – with extensive quotes from historian Conor Tobin of the University College Dublin who rejects the US ‘Afghan trap thesis’, that the Carter administration had lured the Soviets into Afghanistan. Others such as David Gibbs, a history professor at the University of Arizona, also quoted here, are still convinced.
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This article was last updated on 8 Jan 2025
