This is part of the Soviets "scorched earth" policy in Afghanistan. What they cannot control. they seek to destroy. About twothirds of the country remains in the control of the Afghan freedom fighters. so the Soviets are determined to force civilians in those areas to abandon their homes. crops. and livestock and join the estimated 3 million Afghans who have become refugees from Soviet atrocities. As a result of these Soviet policies. the people who remain in Afghanistanthe civilians and the brave freedom fightersare suffering from malnutrition and starvation. In a recent report based upon interviews and firsthand observations. the British Afghan Aid Committee established that as many as half a million Afghan men. women. and especially children. may face starvation.
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