1988 Afghanistan President Najibullah speech Kabul Rare Original Press Photo

Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 7.5x11" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.Afghanistan President Najibullah is seen speaking publicly at a podium with microphones in Kabul on April 16, 1988. The setting appears to be formal, possibly a press conference or public address, with another unidentified man standing beside him.During this time, Afghanistan was amidst significant political change, with President Najibullah announcing a peace accord related to the withdrawal of Soviet troops. This was a major step toward ending the long-standing conflict in the region.Text present on photo:AFPW0534-16 APR 88-KABUL, Afghanistan: President Najibullah speaks publicly, 16 Apr, in support of the recently concluded accord for the withdrawal of some 115,000 Soviet occupying troops within nine months to end the 8-year-old civil war. AFP PHOTO JAPAN OUT tass/k-w397A: Sat Apr 16 18:43APR 1998- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.

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