Person

Jimmy Carter

U.S. President who hosted the Camp David talks of 1978.

5 links, 5 backed by primary records

Connections 5

Covert aid to the Afghan resistance signed Findings on Afghanistan on 3 July 1979 Primary record 3
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan approved lethal aid for the Afghan resistance two days later Primary record 4

Proof 4 sources

The Camp David Accords (Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Primary record
The Camp David Accords, signed by President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
established a framework for a historic peace treaty concluded between Israel and Egypt in March 1979.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XII, Afghanistan, Document 44: Editorial Note, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, 2018. Primary record
President Jimmy Carter wanted to respond to Soviet allegations that the United States was meddling in Afghan affairs
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XII, Afghanistan, Document 59: CIA Covert Action Activities in Afghanistan (report of 22 August 1979), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, 2018. Primary record
Since the signing by the President on 3 July of Specific and General Findings on Afghanistan (attached), CIA has initiated action to implement this policy.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XII, Afghanistan: Preface, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, 2018. Primary record
Two days later President Carter approved a new covert action to send lethal aid to the Afghan Mujahidin insurgents

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