We must continue to let the Soviets know that we will always condemn Communist intervention into the affairs of any country. Afghanistan. having been an independent and nonalined nation prior to the Soviet attack and occupation. is a particularly poignant case. And lastly. by commemorating Afghanistan Day. we send a signal to the Afghan people that we have not forgotten their plight. that we symbolically stand with them in their fight against Soviet aggression. and that we have deep empathy for the enormous refugee problem that has been created as a result of Soviet warfare in Afghanistan. I am truly pleased that the President has named former Secretary of State William Rogers. chairman of this national commemoration and that my colleagues and the President have worked in concert to establish March 21 as Afghanistan Day. It serves as a reminder of the basis on which our own country was founded and declares what we stand for internationally.