The outlook for the Afghan freedom fighters remains a matter of dispute. Some feel that with a modest flow of small arms and some limited quantities of antiaircraft and antitank weapons the guerrillas can hold out indefinitely and make the Soviets pay a heavy price for their occupation. Others forsee the imminent collapse of the resistance movement as the exodus of refugees and Soviet operations aimed at denying the freedom fighters access to food and supplies take their toll. The fate of the resistance could be determined this spring and summer. That is why it is so important for us to move now.
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