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Whereas in a proclamation marking Afghanistan Day 1987. the President stated: "On the political front. the Resistance Alliance has grown more cohesive and more effective. One major step in this direction occured January 17. when the seven Alliance leaders put forward their own comprehensive plan for a free Afghanistan". Whereas the President also noted on Afghanistan Day 1987 that "The Alliance has also become the focal point for the distribution of social services and humanitarian resources inside the country. thereby helping to stem the outflow of refugees and laying the basis for reestablishing a free Afghanistan". Whereas the presence at the United Nations of the Afghan Resistance Alliance for the third consecutive year. and visits by Alliance representatives at capitals around the world represent substantially increased international visibility for the Afghan Resistance Alliance. Whereas in October 1987 Mohanmad Yunis Khalis. in the first such selection in the history of the Alliance. was selected by the Alliance as President of the Afghan Resistance Alliance.