"The Afghan people also very much want to have a stable homeland." "We are glad to see that your country's troops can be withdrawn from Afghanistan," Mhammad said. ”

Mhammad's words were harsh to everyone, but it was a fact after all, and Pakistan was of course applauding and cheering when the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan.

"As for the route of your withdrawal." "I think the Afghan Free Government will be able to exercise restraint and not make any other moves while you retreat," Mahmad said. ”

The two sides discussed the withdrawal of troops, in fact, it was a problem, the Soviet army in the process of retreating, there were a lot of burdens, the Soviet Union did not want to be hit by the Afghans, they had to leave, and it was really uncomfortable to take another beat.

"Still." Mhammad changed his words and continued: "Since the northern part of Afghanistan is now being developed and the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to walk, it will not happen overnight for you to withdraw these hundreds of thousands of troops. Moreover, our ore mining, convoys come and go frequently, and the roads are very congested, and I am afraid that the withdrawal of your troops will continue for some time. ”

In the north of Afghanistan, large-scale mining is taking place, and there are a lot of minerals in those mountainous areas.

However, these minerals were not attractive to the Soviet Union, which had a lot of land and resources, and there was no need to travel thousands of miles to Afghanistan to mine, and the cost of transportation made the mining area here no advantage.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, is next to Pakistan, and the ore mined from Afghanistan is processed in Pakistan, which can just promote Pakistan's industrial progress, and the two take what they need.

Mhammad used this excuse to lengthen the process of withdrawing Soviet troops, and this reason was in Gorbachev's ears, and it was purely an excuse.

If they are really willing to let their troops withdraw as soon as possible, just stop transporting ore. Just make way for yourself, it won't be long in coming. Don't they want their side to withdraw as soon as possible? There doesn't seem to be such a reason, right?

"Then I don't know how long it will take for us to withdraw our troops?" Marshal Ogarkov on the side asked.

After all, the Soviet Union was no longer willing to fight the war in Afghanistan, and staying here was just a chicken rib. It's useless at all, except for wasting more military spending. Therefore, the sooner they are withdrawn, the better, Ogarkov has already planned to use the saved military funds for the reform of the army.

"I'm afraid it will take about two years." "The road is too difficult," Mhammad said. ”

Two years or so? Ogarkov believes that half a year is already long enough, two years? What does the other party mean by this?

"President Hammad. What's going on? Gorbachev asked.

"Before I came, the U.S. ambassador made a request to me that in order to maintain stability in the Afghan region, he hoped that a force could be sent to station troops in Afghanistan." Mhammad said lightly.

Hearing this, all the Soviets' faces suddenly changed, of course they knew. What this means.

In the west, the Soviet Union was engaged in a Cold War with Western Europe. On a long front, the two sides are on the verge of breaking out.

Central Asia and South Asia, the Soviet Union has always considered it its own territory, although the Middle East has gradually become Westernized, but after Iran Ayatollah Khomeini came to power, Iran threatened. It's gone, and Iran is working against the United States.

There is nothing to worry about here, but if American troops are stationed in Afghanistan, it will lead to being here. The confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union!

The Soviet Union wants to reduce its army and achieve the goal of elite troops, and if there is another confrontation here, then they will have to mobilize more troops to Central Asia, which is unacceptable to the Soviet Union!

"President Hammad, I beg your pardon." Shevardnadze said: "I am afraid that your country's position is the same as that of the United States, right? ”

Even if the United States does not station troops in Afghanistan, if it does so, the effect will be the same, and with the current relationship between Pakistan and the United States, I am afraid that Pakistan will not refuse.

"South Asians make their own decisions!" "We are peace-loving, and at the same time, we are not afraid of war, and we do not want any force to upset our strategic balance here," Mhammad said. ”

Mhammad's words were very firm.

Back then, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, thinking that it would be very simple to occupy it, and then go south and get an outlet to the sea, but now, the bloody results tell the Soviet Union that this is impossible, and the people here are absolutely not afraid of war, a huge people's war, which will almost drag down the entire Soviet Union.

"Historically, we have had several wars with our enemy India, and in these wars, the attitude of the Americans towards us is something we will never forget." Mhammad said.

In all the previous wars between India and Pakistan, the United States almost always sided with India, although the United States announced an embargo on both sides at that time, but Pakistan's weapons were all made in the United States, so once the embargo, Pakistan still suffered, and the United States simply pulled the sidelines.

Mhammad's words made Shevardnadze sober up immediately, not bad! Pakistan doesn't like the Soviet forces there, and it also doesn't want the American forces to get involved, especially now that Pakistan is very powerful, they are seeking hegemony in South Asia, and of course they don't want someone to point fingers at them.

At this time, the Americans want to garrison troops, and Pakistan does not agree, so the proposition just put forward is not at all that the road is difficult to travel, and the baggage is difficult to transport, but mainly to delay the plan of the Americans!

"What is your country's opinion on the situation in Afghanistan?" Gorbachev asked, when he first went to meet Mhammad secretly, Gorbachev knew that this man was very wise and long-term, and if Pakistan's relations with the United States gradually drifted away, the Soviet Union would be very willing to see this.

The Soviets are leaving, what about the situation in Afghanistan? If nothing else, the Free Afghan Army (FAF) will drive south and completely occupy all of Afghanistan.

"We want to consult with the regime in southern Afghanistan." "The civil war, all the Afghans died, and if the war can be avoided, we hope it can be resolved peacefully," Mhammad said. If they could realize the value of peace, they would have chosen to negotiate with the free government, and we would like to see the Afghan issue resolved smoothly in the negotiations, and if the two sides can form a coalition government, it will be the best outcome. ”

Mhammad's words surprised Shevardnadze for a while: "You plan to form a coalition government? Not going to take it by force? ”

Now relying on the army of the Soviets, they can barely support the southern regime, if the Soviets leave, nothing else, a few months, the whole country will be planted with the banner of the Liberal Party, at this time, they actually give up force, peace talks between the two sides?

"Yes, it's the best outcome, the Afghans shed too much blood and we don't want the blood to continue to flow." Mhammad said.

"If that's the case, we, the Soviet Union, would also be very happy to see it." Shevardnadze continued, the Soviets are gone, so that the remaining puppet regime can withdraw from the stage of history with dignity, saving the war, and it can be regarded as the last consolation for the Soviet Union.

"And about the American garrison?" Gorbachev asked, which is what he is most concerned about, if the United States really wants to station troops there, then the Soviet Union would rather not withdraw.

"Your withdrawal of troops will take more than two years, and the formation of a new Afghan government will also take a while, and then, when the new Afghan government is formed, and the Americans want to garrison troops, then tell the new Afghan government to go." Mhammad said generously.

Gorbachev was happy in his heart, he knew what Mhammad meant, the new government was established, and now even if Pakistan agrees to the conditions of the United States, it will have to be approved by the new government at that time, will the new government be? The result is definitely negative.

The Americans want to garrison troops, even if it can only be through war, and Afghanistan does not welcome foreign forces!

"Okay, just do as you say." "The withdrawal process is very cumbersome, and it will take two years for our troops to withdraw from Afghanistan in batches, and it may even take longer," Gorbachev said. ”

After speaking, Gorbachev glanced at Mhammad, and both of them smiled knowingly, and at this moment, the two seemed to be like-minded.

In fact, Gorbachev knew that when Mhammad secretly met with him, he saw that the person in front of him was absolutely unwilling to follow behind the United States, this is South Asia, not Europe!

"Peace is hard-won, and it takes more courage to pursue peace than to pursue war. After this peace talks, I hope that our two countries will be able to maintain friendly relations. "Let the doves of peace fly over us, and I am sure the whole world will applaud us," Mhammad said. ”

The pursuit of peace requires greater courage than the pursuit of war! This sentence shocked everyone's hearts, and it was true! At the beginning, those who pursued war could be said to be for the national interests of the Soviet Union, but now, those who negotiate peace have been scolded as treason, and only after experiencing war can they know the preciousness of peace!

Seeing the expressions of these people, especially Gorbachev, with a smile on his face, Mhammad knew that he had fooled them all.

It is precisely knowing the preciousness of peace that Mhammad will nip the signs of war in the bud, and when the Soviets retreat and the new government is formed, the army of the original puppet government needs to be disbanded and reorganized, and the coalition government is just a good-looking pie, and what Mhammad needs is a government formed by the Afghan Freedom Party that completely obeys him!

"For the sake of our friendship, I came this time, and I have more cooperation intentions." "It's good for both of us," Mhammad said. (To be continued......)