 Najibullah was against any type of Soviet withdrawal.A few Soviet troops remained after the Soviet withdrawal; for instance, parachutists who protected the Soviet embassy staff, military advisors and special forces and reconnaissance troops still operated in the "outlying provinces", especially along the Afghan–Soviet border.Pakistan, under Zia ul-Haq, continued to support the mujahideen even though it was a contravention of the Geneva Accords.