Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970029937

Mr. President. the military subjugation of the oncefree State of Afghanistan continues apace. Recent reports from Afghan refugees fleeing into Pakistan describe an extensive military operation launched against resistance fighters in Kandahar. Afghanistans second largest city. The attacks on Kandahar and the surrounding villages. according to several sources. were led by Soviet armored and air units. Independent confirmation of this military action from inside Afghanistan is not easily obtainable. largely because the Western press has been excluded from the country by the Sovietdominated puppet government of Babrak Karmal. A variety of sources have reported the attack on Kandahar. however. which increases the credibility of the information.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
ROBERT BYRD
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
WV
Gender
M
Date
1981-05-13
Speech ID
970029937
Paragraph
#0
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