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A/4l/L.12 GA

To Die In Afghanistan·, containing a remarkable number of eye witness accounts, all of which attest, unanswerably, to an ugly, inhuman war - a war which has indiscriminately devastated the countryside, decimated the population, and driven thousands more each month out of their own land into Pakistan or Iran. We now know that the day is fast approaching when the nUmbers of refugees outside Afghanistan, and the numbers of uprooted and dispossessed inside Afghanistan, will total more than 50 per cent of the entire popUlation at the time of the invasion. It is beyond human comprehension. Last year at this time, we knew that Pakistan

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Session
122
Yes
20
No
11
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/4l/L.12
P5 Positions
Russia ✗ United States ✓ United Kingdom ✓ China ✓ France ✓

Vote Recorded Vote — A/41/PV.57 Nov. 12, 1986

⚠ 1 surprising vote — country whose ideal point predicts the opposite position.

— Abstain (10)
✗ No (20)
✓ Yes (118)
Speeches following this vote (2) may include explanations of vote
The President
I now call on those representatives who wish to explain their vote. Mr. MOYA PA~ENCIA (Mexico) (interpretation from Spanish): The principle of the prohibition of the use or threat of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State is a fundamental principle contained in Article 2, paragraph 4, of the united Nations Charter, and a norm of international customar…
The President
We have concluded our consideration of agenda item 26. The meeting rose at 12.50 p.m.
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