FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK:

VOL. XXI, IJJ' i At NO. 265 Educational reforms THURSDAY, Book publication parti- Most of the books pub- assessment of icvisable bo- FEBRUARY okstand generally speak- cularly school text bo lished under Nadir-Dau- d ing the implementation of 1984, were lV.c-uss- 9, oks is of paramount sig tyranical reign the resolution of tin high

tra- on the licial com-pilatio- (DALW 20, nificance in cultural supoi committee for book n nsformations being under- of education and aspects among other t s, 13G2 U.S.) government. taken by the were classified as nothing Commendable facts and ran do away with the last waste HHKaI respect pre but collections of of figures in this remnants the unscient- papers after the revolut- being given out by main ific and perverted educat- J publishing institutions of ion. Changes taking pl- system prevalent be- Ml the country which testify ace in different doiv.ains ional fo- Education in to the fact that a lot has of national life soon fore the revolution. The und their way to this im- been done in this import- introduction of new me- ant field. The book comp- portant field also and the pays moire Helmand specialized in thodology on pedagogic,'!! Hariwork department of the institutions ilation Education giv- book publishing witnessed education is another means and equipments. I KABUL, (Bakhtar- )- Ministry of Mohammad Tahir, a 30 the work and activities to a Ka- a b'g development both in of the af- never spare innovation ten thousand gi ing as interview of the activity year experienced worker for us, the workers and correspon- quality and quantity. work. boys students are bul New Times orementioned department who is working in the wo- toilers should make ser- and creativity in rls and hig dent spoke of millions of I am of the opinion that tudying in over nine . I rkshop of the goods trans ious efforts in forwarding of books published In the context of a new. tj... - . r .. ..u;l,l ..,-- ... bec- secondary, 17 secon copies port 1 our routine work hones- one must economise her to say, a revolution- enterprise no was Sill) under the aegis of an au- better rliilil libraries either hi Our homeland requ- ause through economis- dary and about prim in- busy repairing part of tly. thentic committee in one ary educational system schools themselves or v revolutionary work one can support his arv schools in Helmand the body of a motor vehi ire ing year. The said department troduced uniformly in all special centres contribu.. We should economy." province. of new cle with his hammer. He and struggle, bo- schools preparing u.'.-- ; According to a spokesm only prepares school to their proper raisin? was working with full att not wast even one minu- The worker who is also boo- text book arose as an in- an of the educational dire oks and auxilliary tering in the early stagi ention and interest. This te because as a result of member of the trade un- escapable necessity. Ha- ctorate of the province the ks. of their life. The repo; experienced worker has fruitful work and strugg- ion of his department sp- nds and minds were in students are taught by speaks of seminars heicl carried out fruitful activ le we could put our coun- eaking on the advantages It is to be appreciated work and in rather a sh- over 300 teachers. ' for minter, compilers and ities in various institutio- try onto the' path of pro- of the union said that the publishing dep- ort span of time thousa- The directorate has be that this publishers which is a good ns such as Afsotre, Hoe-- gress and Nourishment trade unions were timely artment now to a remar- nds of volumes undo: w e-- nt en distributed over 30 th chest company, Jangalak which had been kept bac- helping workers in th- printing process. idea so far as the peed for the ousand books 400 chairs kable level is factories and gopds tran kward since long years eir concerned affairs. It judging against the Figures given by the bringing a coordination and desks and a large am and hannonv is concern- sport no 1 and has access by the past despotic reg- consolidated the workers backgrouns of its depen- ministry of education sp- ount of other necessary ed. to various technical fiel imes. and render them material on some foreign bo- eak of a sufficient am- materials to schools in the dence ds like plumberina, wel Answering another qu- and mental assistances. ok publishing organisat- ount though more province this year. This could well be the ding, repair works and estion he said." Working Joining the trade unions, ion, e.g. Asia foundation, work is needed to co- lea- beginning of a new chap- others. in the workshop, repair the workers are released in the mpletely revise the , The source added that ter in book publishing and Answering a question and denting of motor veh- of loans and depressions. times. rning system in senior le- about 50 primary school of the reporter of the Ka icles and other transport- They can obtain cash and vel, i.e. in education bey- of which were destroyed by one the achievements bul New Times with mo- ation means constitute my kind assistance from th- Asia Foundation was in ond the 8th grade scho- in cultural revolution wh- st cordiality Tahir said main duty. I always app- eir unions while needed. counter - revolutionaries fact bent oh nothing but oling. ich will give its fruits' in opp- skills I have have been repaired aga- through its ass- Scientific, vocational that today when the ly the that The trade unions guide imposing the future. The coining experienced, repairing pro- in and are functioning no 'deol-og- y and lab guidance refere ortunity was provided for in the workers in their istance bourgeouis revolutionary genoratien ductive affairs and defe- rmally. on education and thus nce books must also be who will takeover the des- nd their rights. poisoning the minds of prepared taking into acc- Morever three primary our children. Loosing its ount the widening of the tiny of the country, if pr operly raised will be kno-- At the close of schools were built in the cultural grip the "Foun- technical education. The his inte- wledgablo helmsmen and rview, dwelling upon the province by the state bud- dation" discontinued its preparation of a well an- importance of the work get with the cooperation assistance in providing vo- alysed list of books to be direct the societv towar published emulation drive in the of the people. cational publications too. scrutinizing and ds new horizons of deve- productive and industrial lopment. institutions Mohammad Tahir said", the work em- LITERACY ulation drive is one of the best methods in increas- ing the production level iliilSiff::', CAMPAIGN in the institutions. The BAGHIAN, (Bakh- tar) Seven literacy co- 'workers participating" in !fffIpli!' N the work emulation drive urses have been establi are demonstrating their iiiiiftiiic. shed in the mountain ba- talents, innovations and ttalion of army is Raghl working capacity in impr- an province. oving and bolstering pro- - duction. It is on the basis Knrolled at the c"i;i ses are 200 soldiers. Tlv of this fact that the wor- teaching haVf kers and employees of our materials institutions participated been provided by the dir 1' in the work emulation dr- illlff ' V ectnrate ef campaign aga ive launched among the iust illiteracy. A numbei productive ' :;v ' institutions v' - of officers of the. balta! . and after the necessary II.: ion voluntarily teaeii a evoluation in the first six the courses. months of the current ye- ar, won the transferable ' honorary flag. Winning '. 2,964,000 the honorary flag of work Iff ft' emulation drive is a great a : a w t .i a MORE honour for the workers and emplovees of the ins- A worker of the Milli Bus at work. (.MAZM, (BIA). Mohammad Tahir a hard working worker. titute." (Photo: H.I-.S.- .la.fiT.OOO Afghanis ha- - e been collected as land fe-."' revenue, toll tax. levies fr- states' counter-measur- es Dr. Gaafar said. The fier- ise, Angop says. om public ( rad- - the oinpanies. 'The USA has never aimed at preventing ce struggle of imperialism. 7 s, ( in u it i( fir military-strategi- c balance ei oin at ion and made a secret of its hosti- Zionism and reactiowai. from being upset in favour transport iluiini; the last towards Angola, but Arab'-nationa- v lity l , iNewsinBriei of the United States, he forces against the ten month-- of the c m rent A ' Washington was the first rv .. went on. liberation move- r to make so unmistak- Allium year uliii h show it The continuously wors- ment and the progressive '25w.;: L'.!)(it.0()() Al's increase a, ably clear that it wants ening situation in Lebanon regimes in the region was to turn our country into was ample proof of the part of world imperia- compared to that ol the marines stationed near a simple colony", Angop dangerousness of imperia- lism's global strategy and same period of ihc last simultaneous hold- The Beirut international air- says. econ- p year. Washington's lism's confrontation po-lic- v expression of its stepped-u- ing of the American-Sout- h port to US US Japanese vessels cruis- omic system, represented in the Middle F.ast. aggressive course. Korea and American-Japanes- e ing off the Lebanese co- joint exercises exercises is evidence ast. by it, is the driving ele- BANDITS of the strengthening of ment behind the Reagan administration's support military alliance between UN Secretary-Gener- al begins for South Africa's undec-- Washington, Tokyo and Javier Perez de Cuellar ' ROUTED Seoul. lared war against Angola, TOKYO, (Bakhtar). has voiced deep concern it adds. KABUL, (Bakhtar) The biggest joint at the situation in Leba- The countcr-revolut- air exerci- non. In a statement rel- Conflict are receiving decis- ses began today in the ar- eased at UN headquarters A big menace ive blows by the security ea of Shikoku Island. 170 here he expressed hope forces and the people ha- Japanese fighter planes fr- that a basis for peace and continues KABUL, (BIA). "The ve started to lake a siimt om four bases in the south stability would be found planned siting of persh-ing-- 2 of relief throughout Afg- of the country and 112 fi- KABUL, (BIA). Mi- as quickly as possible. and cruise missiles hanistan now. ghters and assault aircraft operations betw- litary According to a report lionl of the United States air for- army units and oppo- in Comiso on the Italian een US meddling Kandahar province a gr- ces from the Kadena an-- forces in the Le- island of Sicily is not only sitions oup of belo- Iwakuni bases, as well as capital continued ''' terrorists banese KABUL, (BIA). The posing a serious threat Isl- - command and guidance nging to the air on the night of Tuesday, ,. k.,.1 ... Angolan An-go- p soc- !,..... plane will take part in the again foc- news agency to the community of with fighting the Deb Khowaja village four-da- y exercises. suburbs has described as in- ialist states but also to using oh southern and the suburbs ol Kan- Joint air exercises of Ja- city areas. Six people and terference in the country's the Mediterranean region dahar city lately. pan and the United States killed and forty wo- were internal affairs the con- and the ' entire Middle have been conducted since unded, according to prel- by USA liniii these misc November 1978. The pre- iminary figures. The toll ditions set the to East". seized reants, were ill: units sent exercises are th2 StiUi of six days of fighting is improve bilateral relati- vice-preside- nt of. Chinese and Ami r.ican and the biggest ever. said to be at least 200 ons. The made rilb-s- one roektt 1.; It is indicative that from dead and 600 wounded. the Democratic Yemen uneher. .'! heavy maehing February 1 the armed for- On Tuesday night. US GDR friendship society, Washington said recen- ims anil r.0()() bullets tes of the United States President Ronald Reagan pr. Mohamed Gaafar, a tly that relations with An- two typewriters ;md li and the South Korea have authorised the US naval presidium member of the could not develop 'quantity of docirie ' been holding the joint ex-co- units off Lebanon to co- gola Yemeni Council for Peace said owing theiT elation-- , v. v,h of which is the transp-ercise- s ntinue involving themselv- unless economic reforms and Solidarity, has co- a statement. the enemies of the An. "team spirit-84- " the es in Lebanese fighting. will be started in the this here in Revolution abroad. ortation by sea and land He ordered gradual re- untry aimed at establish- Democratic Yemen fully ing of troops. deployment of the 1,500 ing free private enterpr understood the socialist PAGE 2 KABUL, NEW TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1984.

MAZAJU SHARIF, (13IA). there will be no place for Polish trade Sixty working people, in- Imperialists lackeys the counter-revolutio- n and Essential goods habitants of Pushtibagh vil- the people will be saved delegation in lage of Nahrishahi district, of the evil machinations ' ' BaTkh province, have beco- to be annihilated of these thieves, terrorists Kabul me members of the defence and merciless elements. Moslem who launch bar- "Realising the fact that in abundance groups of revolution. The people of our village KABUL, (Bakhtar) barism loot the wealth no opportunity should be and who were disturbed and A commercial delegat- of our working people in given to the servants of re- The procurement and question the source of the A BIA correspondent in- could not lead a tranquil ion from the People's Re- the dark of the night and action and imperialism to sales department of the general food supplies de- terviewed Ghulam Sakhi a life are living in tranquilli- public of Poland arrived savagely murder the wom- carry out their antiJslamic general department for partment said that at the member of the group. He ty after the fomation of in Kabul yesterday. en, men and children." actions under the pretext food and supplies of the moment, 47 sales outlets said: "We have decided to revolution defence group. During its stay in Kabul "We, inhabitants of the of Islam, the revolution de- Commerce Ministry is and three independent sto- defend our village, people, They carry out their daily the delegation will hold village held a jirga (assem- fence group has been formed efficiently carryinging out res of the department are and the gains of the April work in a peaceful atmo- discussions with the Afg- peo- bly) and decided to obtain in village. the instructions of the at the service of the Revolution and its new our "It was done sphere, han authorities to further and armaments from our revo- party and revolutionary ple distributing commodi-tie- s in a bid to cut short their We appreciate the assis- promote trade relations evolutionary phase". He ad- lutionary state. By forming state, aimed at stabilisa- such as ghee, rice, po- hands those who threaten, tance of the party and between the two countr- ded that they would conti- a defence group in four food In wdered milk, footwear, insult and spoil our wealth". state and pledge that we ies. tion of prices. up ele-ctri- nue this just struggle to villages at present we are addition to the distributi- textiles, water boilers, Similarly, Mohammad would struggle for the he- moments of their leading a tranquil life. on of food commodities appliances, like the last Sharif another member of defence of the revolution, Youth no effo-t- s through state stores for aters, electric stoves, var- lives. "We spare Mohammad Rahim ano- the group said that if re- homeland and people ag- su- in annihilating the ene- ther member of the counter-revolu- the state officials and ious kinds, of soaps, defence volution defence groups ainst the ti organization workers, the department gar cubes, etc. mies of people and the of revolution group of the arc formed in other villag- on till the last drop of our th- d village distributes adequate food It is worthmentioning revolution these says. es just like in our village, blood. in Helmand stuff and other primary at an amount of 6,000 friendly co- goods through the inde- tis aid of the KABUL, (Bakhtar) untry of Soviet Un- Additional pendent stores. the More than 700 youth ha- ion is expected to arrive On the basis of recent ve become the members country the begin- land decisions of Commerce Mi- the at under in Democratic Youth Or nistry, daily 40 barrels ning of 1363, H.S. (begins ganization of Afghanistan of ghee, each containing March 21, 1984). cultivation mon- f. during the past nine 1!)0 kgs at the cost of The source added that ths in Helmand province. Afs 80 per kg are sold out the coupon sales outlets KABUL, (Bakhtar) rrte They have played deci- by stor- an the provinces to the people the exist in Inspite of destructive sive role in political, eco- Puli ot country. Their nu- s, es located behind the the activities of counter-revolutionarie- nomic, social and cultur- me- one to Khishti Mosque. In the mber reaches from over 35 thou- al field in the province. ghee require- average in each antime, the live on sand hectares of land have This was stated by a spo- tur-ine- r ments of the ministries, source Nanga-rha- province, ine been cultivated in r kesman of the DYOA dormitories, in institutions, elaborated that province, during the in an interview with BIA hospitals, and other state tnat tne transier oi uiuer spring sowing compaign correspondent. procured and to provinces organs are commodities in the current Afghan distributed at reasonable more quicniy tuKe place vear (begun March 21, The organization has costs by this department. is intended that in the it 1983). one. .city committee, five This naturally lias a posi- year the snare oi coming district committees and tive affect on the stability will be det- each province The peasants of the pr- two local committee. In prices in the free mar- ana vvill be of ermined ovince have harvested addition the organization ket. right troni the transferred wheat, corn, barley and has more than 40 piimary Likewise, this departm- points, ports ana border cereals. organizations. ent daily distributes 120 way, the commodities i bis This was stated by pre- The organization . has tons of flour at 120 Afgh- consumers win reacn tne sident of Agriculture and set up over 15 theoritical anis per 7 kg through its possible. ai the earliest Democratic Land Refor- courses for the promot- related zones located at ms Department in an in- ion of political and ideal-ogic- Baghi Qazi, Nobr Mo- the Jt is worth noting that terview witn Daily Anis. The valorous defende rs of the revolution. level of the hammad Shah Mena, and s the number of coupon-holder- He said that the depart- (Photo: H.E.S ) Khair Khana Mena. m the capital and ment has distributed ov- As to provision of the provinces reaches to 80,-uU- er two hundred thousan-- d other primary commodities The source added that tons of improved whe- for the state officials and this department is also at seeds, more than five About 3 million books in one year workers, the source said: responsible for receiving thousand tons urea che- The department has in its and storing of goods gra- mical, 30 thousand tons Since the victory of the alisation as lecturers and stocks sufficient amount April Revolution 319 nted by the Soviet Union of diammonoum phospha- An in the meantime to sup- of ghee, rice, powdered overview of book to Afghanistan. These goo- te fertilizer and insectici- new books the circulation ervise the progress and so- milk, matches, fabrics, 14,688,-49- 4, ds after being priced by des and pesticides worth of which reaches implementation of the aps which are sufficient a commission consisting of more than one million Af- volumes, have been publishing" business new educational methods to meet the needs of the representatives of Comm- ghanis to the members of compiled and published. in the ItibarJchan school. state officials and work- Comp-- . Lat- erce, and Finance Minist- cooperatives and individu- A source of the ed in various fields. istan, the primary educat- The administrative wo- and sec- occu-re- ers till the first ries and the State Plann- al peasants during the ilation and Translation' er on some changes d ion system is taught thr- rk of the department ond quarters of the next Minis- in ing Cortimittee are being said period. Department of the the organisational ough the vernacular lan- carried through the dir- year. sold by the coupon stores try of Education annou- framework of the then guages of children' and ectorates of distribution In accordance with the and partly by the- - indepen- The department has dis- nced this in an interview Education Ministry and students according to wh- and publication. The vol- contracts signed with the dent stores of this depart- tributed 5400 hectares of with a reporter of the the name of this centre ich the students should ume of work of the dep- Soviet Union and Norway, Times. from M- ment. Some of these goods land to deserving people. Kabul New was omitted the create since the first year artment in the three qu- it is expected that till the Right now over 30 pea- While discussing the inistry of Education. But, of education, interest for arters of the current year of 1363. U.S. are also being sold by the first quarter sants fu- brief history of the dep- in the year 1949, the dep- their work and for carry- from the view national traders at the free cooperatives are point of 14,000 tons of , ghee will nctioning in the province artment and its major ac artment for comiplation ing out activities in diff- quantity and quality, is be imported from the two market at the most con- three, was to the Edu- in which about 7000 pea- tivities during the merged erent fields of technology. satisfactory. For examp-le- , Similarly, an venient prices for the countries. sants are organized. Over quarters of the current cation Ministry, and at And, practical measures the publication of adequate amount of black sole pupose of stabilising time books one hundred thousand he- year, the source added: that various have been taken for the volumes of books green has of market prices of simi- and tea already of cul- For the first time in our needed by schools were establishment of these de- is a testimony fo lar goods. ctares land will be our cla- been purchased from In- reign translated, compiled partments la- im, tivated in Nemroze prov- country, during the and of national that is, this number is dia which is expected to These goods mostly con- Khan, printed by this departme- nguages ince during the au- of Amir Sheer Ali of the country. S'eaier tnan the work ea- reach country through sist of te- an organisation for com- nt. rned various kinds of tumn sowing cam- during the correso-ondin- g Hairatan port at the be- xtiles, footwears, soaps, pilation and translation According to alrea- paign of the current Af- The work of compilation the pPn0d of last ve- ginning of next year. - as- ar. the matches and other- primary ghan year (begun March came into being. This and translation departm- dy scheduled plan, dur- In response to another needs of the people. sociation the duty to ing the 21. 1983). had ent like other administr- nine months of The depaitment is ho- compile books in Dari and ative organizations of the the current year, 24 diffe- peful to succeed for Pashto languages. And. country during the reign rent books with a total the full implementation of the first official periodical Nadir-Daou- 1,407,500 vo- the of the tyrant d circulation of envisaged by of 'Shamsul lumes plan till the Promoting the name dynasty was focussed to were published af- end of exports the current year. Nihar' was also printed by the superficial aspect of ter their compilation and KABUL' (Bakhtar) the association in the st- education revision. Similarly, 46 Concluding the interv- rmation has handed over ntial addresses of the impor- rather than to one prjnt. different books of tea- iew the source added: The center for commercial new and necessary econom- its depth. If we discount ters and exporters in the During of Amir ching "After the victory 0f ic the time methods with the the documentation and form- information and statistics ' the activities of a number April world market to the national Habibullah reign the total circulation of 2,681,-50- 0 Revolution, a new of progressive and well-verse- d at ion of the export promot- about the international pri- activities of the associa- volumes which were chapter was also opened tradesmen and departmen- - personalities, the ion department of the Com- ces to national tradesmen tion were enhanced, and revised during the previo- for the teaching methods tS; The information thus pr- result of work of this in- state dep- many books works us and current years, we- according to the demands merce. Ministry has under- and commerical ovided help the tradesmen and stitution was very poor. were compiled and trans- re printed and transferr- and needs of the people. taken the study and evalua- artments in the capital as and But by the advent of the concerned departments lated by the prominent ed to the book stores. Out This method is implemen- in to find new April Revolution as a re- tion of the possibilites of well as the provinces. markets for ti- of this, 1,271.022 ted in the fifth teachers. It was in this sult which volumes grade this The information was co- of. fundament- year I the their exports and imports. me that the idea of print- were sent to the schools and will be material- international market' al changes occured in all llected through global econ- The center gives new and ing text-boo- came alo- of capital and provinces. ised in the sixth grade in lor the export of Afghan cultural, economic and the omic publications essential ng and was and the main Also nine different books coming Afghan years lomitioclilies. and the statistic about the social spheres in the life compilation centres star- of new teaching methods the books of the grade ca- I'M project for the promot- main global export im- of the Afghan society, th- and ted their work and printed with the total circulat- me out from the press and is institution was also re- The center lor commeric-ia- l ion of the port tra- are to world trade. items to national a large number of text- vived. ion of 5,271 volumes for. ready be used. And, documentation and info The centre provides esse desmen free of charge. books. To organise the ed- ninth grade after being the teachers of such cla- ucational affairs, a work After the victory of the revised by the profession-'al- s sses have acquired the me- entitled 'Nizamnamai Ma-ari- f' April Revolution a new of various departme- thodology through the (The charter for system of education was nts, were zeroxed by seminars held by the de- ;;-- organising educational af- devised and introduced to the department. These partment of teachers' ex- IliliStSifS L fairs), was Th- shools pertise. The books lillM i 3 published. according to the books were delivered to whch is work was illustrating needs and requirements Itibarkhan experimental are compiled by the diff- the form of classification, of the time and in accord- school for teaching purp- erent sections of the dep- compilation and translati- ance with the pedagogical oses. artment for the subsequ- on of books. norms. ent grade, are put for use During the reign of The new education sys- Preparation of agenda in the experimental sch- Amir Amanullah Khan, tem required the compil- for 10 sessions of high co ools after being printed this association was mo- - ation of new books. Since mmission of publication by gestetner machines Jorthe-4mproveme- redeveloped. It issue- d- Jhe. verybeginning nt -- and Andthcsej30oks are sent orders for compilation of. thereon as ma- assessment of newly com- for print after evaluation the books for the associa- ny as 319 books with a to- piled and revisable text- and research. Similailv, in tion to the stone print of tal circulation of 14.688,-49- 4 books, announcement and order to avoid the lack of Lahor in addition to the volumes have been pr- implementation of the re- teaching materials the old 1 domestic printing houses. inted. Besides that by es- solution of the commiss- books are also sent to rrx" In 1923, ren- Ba- ion, the press for publication -- t ' the year the tablishing the Uzbeki, are also among the - ,- ; owned scholar of the time luchi, and Turkmani de- activties of the departm- after their careful revis- Ustad Hashim Shaiq took partments the new educ- ent. ion. the- - responsibility of this ational activities touched The professional empl- It is also expected that compilation centre, and its climat. oyees of the department we could send some of prepared a new charter Based on the revolut- attend the works of sem- our professional membeis on the basis of which a ionary and democratic po- inars and workshops wh abroad to enrich their, ex- They work and defend the workplace. Dem-orati- large number of books licy of the People's c ich are held, by the depar- periences in the new peda- (Photo: H.E.S.) were printed and compil- - Party of Afghan tment for teachers' speci gogy system. PAGE 3 KABUL, NEW TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1984 Let (pictures Y t I speak rath- '

f er than wo- 1 t t rds see how i ' . w. NOT EVEN A MT k . grave are ' " 7 on- !" Si.. Jt OF ISLAM the crimes of f "' t a : J Abdul Latif, a resident in order to save my life. aces whicli we were destro- "si of the Kosha village of d But now 1 honestly admit ying during launching su- the J county, Herat pro- that I did not found any bversive actions". "V'.;' vince has fled recently fr- of their actiony'resembling Regarding the way he om the hands of criminals, to Jslamic principles. The- was arrested and his treat- belonging to the re are many events and ment by the government Jamiati-Islam- i band and actions committed by the- he said, "When I went to Stabbed to death was arrested by the secu- se false Muslims which are my native village, that is rity forces. Asked what in complete contrary with the village of Kosha, on Besides other tyrannies, murder, was the motive behind his Islam and human virtues." Mizan 24, I was arrested cruelties, and joining the ranks of the Answering the question by the security forces while now the counterrevolution way to villages for counterrevolution, what cr- whether there were some I was carrying a rifle. I take the inhuman imes were, committed by foreigners in his related was expecting a severe pu- fulfilling their in his related band and how group for carrying such nishment by the governm- desires. For in stance village, he was arrested, he said, subversive actions, he said, ent authorities, but the Miana Guar Ihey "Till the end of the year "Yes there were some fo- they treated me so Jabulsiraj county, kind- to three br- 1361 (1982) 1 was study- reigners who used to parti- nicely and so stabbed death Sharif, ing in the eighth grade of cipate in our group for ly, and this by itself means others Mohammad in Shindand school. But the carrying out such actions. that the revolutionary go- Aqagul and Bismillah DRA is their houseyard and chop counter-revolutio- n used to For example sometime ago vernment of the l.i slic- bother me all the time in one American and two Pa- following a humanitarian ped their bodies into es. Among victims we- order to prevent me from kistani nationals who we- policy even towards the the re also 8 children aged going to school on the gr- re carying with themselves armed counterrevolution. cameras and other equip- At the end he called on women. The to. ounds that the teachings in - - all those compatriots who j t;il nnmhnr m virtim5 roil- - the school takes place-ag-ain- st ment met us in against their died 32. the principles of Is- Shindand. These foreigners have stood were persuading us to fight government unconsciously 1, ' lam and they issued the ' The photo shows a colle were to join their revolutionary verdict of my infidelity against the state and ctive grave of the 32 mar pro- government as soon as po- through their saying that they could tyrs of the Miana Guzar tr ssible and added, "I am su- judge, the judge, who him- vide all necessary means agedy, Jabulsiraj county provided we could re the revolutionary gov- self did not have a bit of for us who have lost their lives. ernment will embace you faith in Islam, Therefore, fight intensively against as warmly as I was welco- they forced me to join th- the state. Also they used by it." eir group six months ago to take pictures of the pl med

by In a recent operation Killers in womanfdress i the security forces at the Khuaja Baghlanak village service in the army and ing, He adds, although he V - of Hazrati-Sulta- n y joined the band of Maw-la- played many tricks, but Samangan province, a Khalis. He further consequently was caught counterrevolution was ca- says when he knew that by the security people. He ught while he had put on the village was besieged confessed that he had kid- woman's dress. by the security forces, he napped a girl from the

Za-he- the help He, who calls himself r dresses himself with lady's village with he liillllllfellf son of Amir Khan, ad- clothes for remaining safe, of the band to which mits that he had fled the but was caught while flee belonged by force. tW.' a' ' iKliliiiwii

The noble and pious pe- cr minal was called Hak- - r ople of Kunduz city toget- a n son of Mirza, a resid- her with the party and st- HE STARTED ent of Khwaja Bolak dis ate incharges celebrated trict of Khanabad. In this incident, no at a grand function the SHOOTING casualty was received by birth anniversary of Pro- the vigilant security fore phet Mohammad (peace ddin-ban- d with their ring- es, but only the preacher be upon him) on Friday leader Moqim known as counter-revolutio- n devilish of the mosque was sligh At of Karimullah started shoo- shoo- morning. the end continued their tly injured, and as a result this function, they rose ting innocent people fr- tings. And later on the of the shooting of these thi their hands praying for om their hideout located vigilant forces security eves, the window glass the peace and security in in Ahangari of the street opened fire on the band- es of the mosque were da S? the country. Imam Ku- Bandari Sahib, its, and thus killed four maged. V? - nduz province, The aim and arrested one of them. One can easily J Jf But in the following ni- of the bandits in the city, judje 4 The killed bandits inclu- ght at eight a was to attack the security the mercenary character A-- ded Sayed Agha son of number of thieves and posts there. The security of these bandits who ac post was an- Rahm-atulla- murderers, these devils repeatedly Arbab Hanif, and h tually don't respect even and enemies of the home- nouncing the surrendering son of Dost Moh- rudimentary rights of peo of Jan-n- land belonging to Gulbu- - the bandits to ammad, residents of at pic. the post, but the Baeh, and the arrested HE PLUNDERED AND LOOTED

For years, the name of made access to committing "quali- a criminal has been repea- fresh crimes which tedly appearing in the list tatively and quantitative h - ly" exceeded the other cr- 4 - - of criminals in Herat city. lf r He was Juma Gul Pahlaa-wa- n. iminal bands. For example Juma Gul After the ringleaders of with his subordinates en- Gulbu-ddi- n of the criminal band of tered the Salimi village Pashtoon Arghoon district resorted to recruit the on November 21, 1983, highwaymen and looters i c s V-- . " - ini r waw f and started the implemen- of their ba- fo completing - ...... , ; ', ..."- t'. f V f . tation of the vast program 'v ' - Von ' I , nd members, they found J of plundering, looting by Juma Gul as most suitable collecting fines and "taxes". person for carrying out Many people had to give murder an- d- loot. acts of whatever they had to these miscreants. However a ' band. Based on I Y- - ..:.,rt'Vf'' peasant due to poverty and v 'h Hr 3 his criminal experience, r A I I . . empty handedness apolog- :' Gul rame out as a Juma ized for giving them fine. criminal, prov- prominent But ihese criminals order- ing that the choice of ed the killing of the whole was not wrong. Af- family of the poor man by ter his enrollment in the involving of the "injuncti- band, the domain of the ons of religion". Thus he actions became was killed with other ele-- criminal rtWyji i augmented and the band ven member of the family.

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superiority, not into a pea- KABUL, (Bakhtar). ce zone. In acrordance with the White House There would lias been no if UN General Assembly's Afghan problem, Bhagat cancels Pak visit resolution, the internation- Washington had not deli- berately stood in the way al conference on the In KABUL, (Bakhtar). It India and its peaceable for- tory is used as a base for of its solution. As was not- dian Ocean is to be conven invents protexts has been officially announ- eign policy. Unfounded char- waging, an undeclared war ed in the CIA's recently ed in the first half of ced here that H. K. L. Bha- ges of 'interference' in ho- against the Democratic Re- published secret memor- 1984. But the Washington problem" at the Indian Oceean is the gat, Indian Minister of Sta- me affairs are made against public of Afghanistan. The "Afghan that andum on Afghanistan, the. aHminktratinn clnrtpH hil- - main cause which stands te for Parliamentary Affa- Delhi. Islamabad authorities have time. It was created after United States seeks furth- riedly inventing newCCpre- - April of in the way of turning that irs, Information and Broa- actually farmed out their the Revolution er escalation of the unde- Officials of the "Indian texts to torpedo the con 1978 United St- region into a peace rone. dcasting, has cancelled his country to the Pentagon, by when the clared war against the De- Airlines" have been expell- He asserts that the main visit to Pakistan in protest allowing it to set up Amer ference. ates tried with the help of mocratic Republic of Afgh- ed out of Pakistan under cause is allegedly the pre- anti-Indi- ican military bases in Pa- renegades to prevent re- anistan. Meanwhile, Wa- against Islamabad's an invented pretext. American ambassador in kistan's territory. volutionary events in Af- sence of a limited contin- shington actively hampers moves. The Indian Local observers point India Hary Barnes speak- in Minister of State, was to at- ghanistan. Realisation of gent of Soviet troops political settlement of the out in this connection that Pakistan has also start ing in Calcutta, said that which is th- tend a session of the joint the idea of turning the In- Afghanistan, situation around Afghanis- the present-da- y intensifica- ed unprecedented milita- the outstanding problem Indian-Pakista- dian Ocean into a peace tan. commission anti-India- n ere at the request of the tion of malici- ristic preparations on the of Afghanistan was alle-c- h for cooperation in economi- zone right away encounter- Afghan government and ous attacks has been sanc- borders with India. Rajiv hampers the turning 'Washington Post' wrote cs, science and technology. wh- ed opposition on the part the presence of which, str- tioned by Washington, Gandhi' General Secreta that wo- I ch hampers the turning of the United States ich is unhappy about the All-Ind- of the United States, sin- ictly speaking, has noth- ry of the ia Comm- uld never approve the key All responsibility for the of the Indian Ocean into 'above-mentione- d trend of ce ran to th- ing to do with the the; ittee of the Ruling INC that counter provisions agreem- frustration of the minister's a peace zone. region. of the policy of India chairing the (I) Party pointed in eir militaristic plans. visit rests, as is pointed out an ent on out non-align- political settlement movement. By interview with the Under cover of such ru- London The statement of the The American ambassa- the of the problem, even of the here, with the Pakistani means of false accusations Un- newspaper "Financial Ti dor seeks to mislead the propaganda tricks the remaining que- American ambassador lacks disputable ling circles, which are out against Delhi the Islama- mes" that Pakistan wi- world public opinion. He ited States preserves mi- stions upon. di- logic and is at variance are agreed to exacerbate relations with bad regime is trying to is massing a lar seeks to shift his litary presence in the re- Thus, the United States, th facts. And the facts India. Recently the milita- vert public attention from ge force and is holding country's guilt to somebo- gion. Concentrating its str- making the problem of the ry regime are: The idea of proclama- of Islamabad has the dangerous policy it pur- big military exercises in dy else's door. The distor- ategic forces, 'rapid dep- Indian Ocean directly de- tion of the Indian Ocean a launched a number of acti- sues in south Asia with an close proximity to India. ted logic of the American loyment force', creating pendent on the Afghan ons, which are conducive to active assistance of the Uni- peace zone was approved, Numerous facts' he poin diplomat is that neither , ever new and modernising problem, undertakes a a heightening of tensions jn ted States. ted out are evidence by the United Nations. Or- that the expansion of the netw- the existing military bases, new provocative attempt the South Asian subcontin- Pakistan has turned into ganisation in 1971 on Islamabad supports the the ork of American military Oc- anti-India- the United States seeks to to prevent the Indian ent. A malicious n a dangerous seat of tensi- separatist and initiative of d extremist bases, nor the presence turn the Indian Ocean in- ean becoming -- from a zone campaign has been started ons in Asia, the 'New Age' groupings operating in countries. There was no of US aircraft carriers in to a zone of its military of peace. in an attempt to discredit weekly stresses. Its terri- - Jdmmu and Kashmir state. Broadest alliance needed Imperialists KABUL. (BIA) Co ment of the Central Co-mitt- mmunists bear a special of the Socialist Un- against responsibility for the bro ity Party of Germany adest-possibl- alliance of (SED), during talks in all forces ready to oppo- Berlin. progress se the peace endanger po- The two sides stressed licy of the most aggres that it was possible and KABUL, (BIA). "Im. sive quarters of the USA to necessary find a . just and its allies. This was solution to the Palestine V ASS V perialism does not even said by Suleiman Najab, issue at the yNi baulk at the most insidi- a political bureau member international conference ous attacks to throttle the of the Palestine Commu on Palestine. It should be social progress of Ni- - nist Party, and Guenter based on the peace plan the Sieber, head of the inter elaborated by the 12th caraguan people", Bauern national relations depart Arab summit in Fez. Echo newspaper of 'the German Democratic Re public says on Wednes- Red Indians problems day. ' NEW YORK. (Bakhtar). presenting 97 various tri- "Hands off Nicarag -- The In- bes are encountering commission for most ua. serious The call for solidarity dian affairs in Texas has problems caused by with the Latin American described as shameful the unemployment and the ab- sence policy pursued by the of of qualified medical country is becoming more aid. Whereas the ficial authorities in respect national and more pressing and unemployment rate is ab- of the indigenous inhabit- exhortative", the paper ants of North America out 9 per cent of the labour says. the American Indians. It force, unemployment am- ong drew up a report and sent Indians in Texas is ov- It goes on to say it to United States congr- er 35 percent, the docum- that essmen representing Texas ent says in part and urges the Reagan administrati the state authorities and and to the state legisla- on does not even serious tive assembly. The report the federal government to ly attempt to says that the 40,000 Ind- take urgent measures to hide its gui ians living in Texas and re help the Indians. ding hand in the continu ing aggressions. "Visible for the whole world, Wa the socialist countries re- shington's, murdering pu presented but 46 per cent ppets in Honduras, Cuate 35 years ot the CMEA of all our purchases abr- oad, at present that region mala and tl Salvador are supplies a full 63 per cent The Council of Mutual uncil managed to gradua- exchange of experience in int resolution of key issu- Union. being maintained morally Poland has obtain- of all Polish import nee- Economic Assisxance'was lly evolve just and useful the economic sphere and es which are of strategic ed assistance in various ds. By 1985 Poland's trade and materially, with th forms, making possible formed 35 years ago. The links with certain states the provision of mutual sc- importance to the econo- it With the CMEA countr- aim of damaging the San to assure the functioning ies idea to create such an or- and organizations. Since and ass- should represent 65 ientific technical mies of CMEA member st- of our disrupted economy. dinists' revolution an per cent of her total ganization came up at time 1964 Yugoslavia has parti- istance. The next stage ates in the decade of eigh- Deputy Prime Minister trade holding back the liberati and is expected to grow when one of the mainsta- cipated in selected forms J. Ozodowski in this con- witnessed advancing to ties. This extends to such by some 8.9 on suuggie in na text told per cent each tnese ys of western policy was of cooperation within of a PAP news year, 1990 the exchange raw material, fields as fuels, energy by doubling the tions repressed by murde- agency interviewer: "It 1988 the drastic curtailment of CMEA. Other socialist industrial equipment req- and level. Closer cooper raw materials, consu- has to be emphatically re- rous regimes. uired for development in ative and production ties economic relations with countries having the st- mer goods industries and iterated that checking the are being forged in ' me- atus the individual countries, downward trend in the varl "But the torci: of Nica- the east. The founding of observers joined transportation. ous fields of the eennnmv and trade in other produ- Polish economy, securing mbers of CMEA were: in the efforts of some co- Poland is vitally intere- Arrangements ragua's successful deve- cts. CMEA objectives we- the fundamental concerning needs of wiae-scai- e Bulgaria, Chechoslovakia, uncil bodies (the list of su- sted in wide-scal- e participation in lopment will not be extin- promoting the society and next su- re matched to the stage implementing CMEA Hungary, Poland, Roman- ch countries An- cooperation pporting tre- pr- include socio-econom- with the the growth guished, either by insidi- of ic develop- ogrammes are ia and the USSR. In Feb- gola, Laos and Korean socialist states, in nds would not have been at the same ous attacks or by boycot- ment of the member states. activ- 19491 Re- possible without assistan- time indicative of advan- ruary an application People's Democratic ely joining in the imple- ts This enabled, in a relativ- ce of the countries associ- ces in normalizing the and blackmail", Bauern to CM- public). In turn Finland, for accession the mentation of CMEA ex- Polish economy, Echo says. ely short span of time, the ated within the CMEA and a pr- EA was submitted by Al- Iraq and Mexico have co- perience stemming and particularly of the oof of reestablished conf- practical elimination of from bania (the Albanian gov- Soviet Union." idence of our CMEA part- ncluded agreements of discriminatory, policies of the differences in econo- ners. Jolts shook ernment withdrew from cooperation With the the US mic development and other . NATO We have obtained cred- Council 1961). In levels of the in CMEA. The Council also state towards our its and additional quant- The Polish economy is CMEA's European mem-- . country, Solomon 1950 ities of gearing long-ter- m the Council was join- has special relations with have emphatically confir- raw materials and itself to the group of developing ber states. of consumer goods, economic arrangements, ed by the GDR...in 1952 by med the need while A momentous advance in for strength- our neighbours now greater cooperative and KABUL. (BIA). Mongolia, 1972 Cu- countries following a ening take in by economic cooperat- part in specialization A heavy earthquake sh- resolving the key econo- completing selec- links. 197fc road to develo- ion with ba and in by Viet- our unfailing all- ted investment projects' in ook the Solomon islands pment. mic tasks of the countries nam. There is economic ies. An active participati- Poland, previously suspe- In the sphere of scien in the western Pacific on - CM-E- which are part of the soc- nded due to tific and dialogue between the- A on in the CMEA assures the shortage technical cooper- Tuesday night. First rep. ialist stat- of founds for their contin- ation Poland jointly wi- Creation of the Council and numerous intern- community of stable development of the uation. th the other CMEA cou- orts say that several hou- shutting-of- es did not mean a f ational organizations, in- was provided by the economy. We have rece- ntries desires to make its ses were damaged in the and isolation from the UN programmes of cooperat- Poland's cluding the and the ived in the past and con- cooperation contribution to rapidly re- capital Honiara. outside world. This organ- ion Within given fields, with the CMEA countries solving such problems as European Economic Com- tinue to receive now exc- has rapidly accelerated reducing the The Japanese institute ization of the socialist st- munity. covering a span of several materials ellent, confirmation of su- in recent months. Where- and energy requirements of meteorology said the ates not avoided in the years. These constitute a has pport for Poland in this as in due of production in industry quake measured 7.7 on past and continues to se- Earliest forms of coop-- new form of joint plann- extremely critical period, to errors made in state and building trades, str- the richter scale. The epi- ek contacts with between the CM- ing efforts. Five such pr- as provided by our allies, and economic manageme- eamlining technologies pf centre was on the main countries. The Co EA countries covered the ogrammes provide for jo particularly the Soviet nt policies, imports from manufacturing, etc. island.