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I thank the gentleman for yielding. and I want to recall with him that he and I both traveled to Pakistan and met with the representatives of the Afghan refugees. many of whom and members of their families were involved in attempting to resist the Soviet aggression in Afghanistan. I want to join with the gentleman in paying tribute to those valiant fighters who have been on the front lines against the aggression that the Soviet Union has inflicted on that country and on those brave people. I share with the gentleman the feeling that we ought to be doing anything we can to assist those Afghan patriots. I thank the gentleman for taking this special order and for saluting Captive Nations Week.