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April 17th 1992
Benon Sevan, UN Head of humanitarian aid division to🇦🇫 was once sitting on a plane, on same #Kabul airport, waiting for Dr Najib but same Dostam had shut-downed the airport, refused Najib's entry.
Najib Wanted to join his family, had already left for #Delhi
April 17th 1992
Benon Sevan, UN Head of humanitarian aid division to🇦🇫 was once sitting on a plane, on same #Kabul airport, waiting for Dr Najib but same Dostam had shut-downed the airport, refused Najib's entry.
Najib Wanted to join his family, had already left for #Delhi
Sevan,To prevent 🇵🇰🇮🇳 bilateral ties from worsening over Najibullah, had already taken 🇵🇰 PM Nawaz Sharif into confidence before requestng India to give the embattled Afghan president political asylum.
India’s PM Narasimha Rao took an hour to decide that 🇮🇳would host #Najibullah
India’s PM Narasimha Rao took an hour to decide that 🇮🇳would host #Najibullah
Dostam had been receiving political, financial, and military patronage from Najibullah. total “wild card,” as then 🇮🇳ambassador to Kabul Vijay K Nambiar terms it, Dostum turned hostile towards his Patron.
Dostum’s men decided not to storm the plane, and Sevan didn't disembark.
Dostum’s men decided not to storm the plane, and Sevan didn't disembark.
