I wish to bring to my colleagues attention the conclusions of the Independent Counsel on International Human Rights on the targeting of civilians in the Afghan war by Soviet and Afghan Government forces. The following analysis and conclusions are taken from the "Report of the Independent Counsel on International Human Rights on the Human Rights Situation in Afghanistan." Having just returned from a 5day trip to Pakistan. I can speak from firsthand knowledge of the tragic and widespread human costs of the 8yearold war being waged against the Afghan people. My colleagues and I visited refugee camps along the PakistanAfghanistan border and witnessed many of the millions of Afghans who are fortunate enough to have fled further Soviet aggression. But. Mr.