President. we continue to read reports of the latest Soviet onslaught in the Panjshir Valley. north of the capital of Kabul. Last month. the Soviets launched their seventh attempt to take and hold this strategic area. long controlled by the resistance army loyal to Mr. Massoud. Earlier news accounts could do little more than repeat the Soviet assertions that they had made great advances. We did learn that the Soviets were using heavy bombers in a vicious attempt to wipe out villages and force civilians to become refugees. But how successful have the Soviets been? Press reports are beginning to draw together the facts. and they do not appear to coincide with the Soviet version.
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