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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Collection: Correspondence, White House Office of:
Records, 1981-89
Folder Title: Afghanistan Day
Box: Box 81(1987)
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PREMIPERT THE OF OF STATE THE UNITED
SEAL
By presenting unrealistic timetables apparently designed to crush the resistance and achieve a military
solution before the Red Army withdraws, the onus for continued fighting falls on the Soviets and their Afghan
puppets. The U.N.-sponsored talks are currently suspended. Meanwhile, the Pakistanis have held firm on the
key requisites, including Afghan self-determination. As a result there are some faint indications that the
Soviets may have begun to understand the need for a realistic political solution.
In these circumstances, it is important to maintain steadily increasing pressure on the Soviets. It is essential
that we and others continue to support Pakistan in the face of increasing cross-border attacks and sabotage
attempts. Most important, it is essential that we and others continue our support of the brave struggle by the
Afghan resistance. We must not let up until all Soviet troops depart and the Afghan people are free to
determine their own future. Nothing less will suffice. I am proud of the strong support provided over the past 6
years by my Administration, by the Congress, and by the American people. I am confident we shall continue
to stand firm and not falter.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 63, has authorized and requested the President to issue a
proclamation designating March 21, 1987, as "Afghanistan Day."
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
March 21, 1987, as Afghanistan Day, and I urge the American people to participate in appropriate observances
to reflect our support of the Afghan struggle for freedom.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of March, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and eleventh.
Ronald Reagan