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Karmal Meets Peasants' Representatives ';J r r vr sir 7k " VOL. XX. NO 196 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1982 (QAUS 3, 1361 U.S.) PEICE AFS Karmal meets peasants' representatives ';J ' KABUL, Nov. 24 (Bakh-tar-) arly, during the new ph- Babrak Karmal, Ge- ase of April revolution, neral Secretary of the Babrak Karmal stressed PDPA CC and Preseide- - that one of the major ob- nt of the Revolutionary jectives and lofty idea- Council of the DRA rec-ive-d ls of the party and the members of the, ce- revolutionary Governm- ntral Council of the Pe ent is to free the peasa- asant Cooperative and nts from a state of isola- representatives of the Pe- tion and dispersion. Our asant ' Cooperatives of serious and fundament- the DRA who had earli- al problem he continu- er participated at the ed is the unity and 'org- 4th plenum of the Pea- - anisation of our peasants. Babrak Karmal, General Secretary of. the PDPA CC and President, of the Revolutionary Co uncil addressing , the ' , - Bakhtar) sants Cooperatives at the With the . creation, members of the peasants' cooperatives. k (Photo: headquarters of the Rev- strengthening and olutionary Council yes- developing of the Wa tanjar visits ' terday. , peasant cooperatives we Highlights of USSR's development plan for 1983 can unite and organise '.In a talk which held in our peasants and turn MOSCOW, November be a rise in absolute inc- somewhat higher than the ance to many developing Kandahar at- 24 (Tass) The progress- rements the i national , targets set by five ye- construc- a firendly and cordial them into united force in the countries in the KANDAHAR', Novem- eneg-ie- s development of Industrial plan, point- enterpr- mosphere, lauding the thus utilising their ive the income and in ar Baibakov tion of industrial Mo- ; ber 24 (Bakhtar) conclusion and in building a new Soviet economy is an ev- and agricultural , product- ed out. This reflects the ises and other i projects, successful hammad Aslam Watanj-a- r, and blossoming society idence of fundamental ion. Almost the entire readiness of the USSR co- Baibakov stressed in con- fruitful works of the 4th member of the PDPA in; Afghanistan, Babrak advantages of the socia- national income increme- ntinuously to develop mu- clusion. Plenum, Babrak Karmal CC Politburo and Comm- Karmal observed. list system which kno- nt next year will be cha- tually beneficial econom- 1 said' that without the unications Minister; ac- solution of the problems A number of members ws no crises, unemploy- nnelled into consumption. ic cooperation. The cons- ' Statistics companied by the provin- ' export-tir-iente- d of cooperatives spe- ment, inflation or other , Industrial output in the truction of the of lands and water, and the cial party Secretary and without the solution of aking on behalf of the vices of the capitalist sy- country will grow by 3.2 Urengoi-Uzhgoro- d . about Afghan the Governor of Kanda- peasants peasants of the different stem, stated Nikolai v, per cent. Four point three gas pipeline will be com- the problems of har, went to the holy sh- country we Cann- provinces expressed the- Vice Chairman per cent more funds than pleted, in the main. The of the women . rine of "Khirqai Mpbarak' - prog-- , of the Council of Minis- in 1982 will be assigned supply of gas to West Eu- ot say anything whats- ir happiness at the (where a relic of Prophet ters of the USSR, Chairm- for development of ropean countries through KABUL,; November 24 oever about the victory ress made by the peasa- the Mohammad Is preserved) an of the State Planning. of the acro-industr- ial the pipeline will be sta- (Bakhtar). According to of national Democratic nt cooperative moveme- the branches yesterday; " ,s" "'" ' Committee. He spoke at complex. rted at the beginning of the latest statistics women revolution. nt under the leadership ' According 'to another PDPA pled- a session of the USSR Real per capita incom- 1984. constitute about 50 per cent Shedding light on the of the and report, ' Watanjar ' earlier peasants ged to spare no effort in Supreme Soviet which op- es are expected to grow The Soviet Union will of Afghanistan's populati- , importance of inspected' different sect- ened here. About 1,500 de- by three per cent as ag- continue to render assist-- on, reports Daily Hewad. cooperative movements further developing this ions of the Kandahar tex- puties representing . all ainst : average . ann- The total number of wo- in the country, particul movement. their tile and Woolen '' mills, re- . union and autonomous ual 1.8 per cent increment , Barnyan's men in the DRA today is elders 200-b- Kandahar ed hosp- publics, territories and in 1981-198- 2. The state aid estimated to be 6,341,540. Soviet economy: capital ital and offices of the regions of the country are to families children Of these over 300,000. worn-e- n ' with visit NFF provincial party comnv the course of will increased a working factories discussing be and are in ittee. investment to increase implementation of the pl- number of measures will and state enterprises. Over '' an in 1982 and a develop- be taken an the field of headquarters 10,000 are engaged in ag- '.. MOSCOW, November the USSR for 1983 at the ment plan of USSR social security of the wo- livestock"- - br- MEETINGS 24 "The sum to-- session of USSR Sup- the Nov. 24 riculture and (Tass) the - KABUL, (Bak ' for 1983. , rking people. Approxim- eeding. ... , tal of. capital investmen- reme Soviet, which open- htar) An umber of KABUL, November 24 ately .10 --millioii fpeople-wil- l ac- ts in national r econo- ed in the Kremlin yester- elders heads Afghan' women taken (Balditar) ' ' "Dastagir the 1982 and '. In national income receive new" flats or tive part shoulder to shoul- my of USSR will inc- day. ' Pahjsheni . .Politburo the will be of local and village - mi-lio- used for consumption and rehoused with men in works de- rease in J983 by 16,100 n . The Minister said that councils of Provincial der member of the PDPA accumulation amounted The volume of trade stren- roubles as compared the revenues of the Bud- -' National Fatherland Fr- manding vigour and CC had an introductory to 460,000 million roubles with capitalist countries with the current year to get have been fixed for ont of Bamyan province gth. Thus the number of meeting in his office with by- - in 1983 and will increase two is planned to be mining Haimud-al-Habb- reach 349,300 million next year to the tune of met Bareq Shafei, First women workers in Zaki Abdul a, per cent as compared wi- vice-Preside- industry comes to about roubles, said Vasily Gar- - 354,000 million roubles nt of the Ce- Iraqi ambassador th 1981, Baibakov poin- At about buzov, USSR Finance Mi-- and the outlay 353,800 the Kabul ntral Council of NFF ye- 2000, in construction to Kabul yesterday. ted out. Approximately, 80 pow- nister. He made a report million roubles. The re- sterday. 500 and in water, and 1 According to another re- per cent of the aggregate on the draft Budget of venue side will exceed stadium Talking to the elders er sector to about 300. port. Panjsheri also had sum of the income is used outlay to the tune of 200 friendly and cordial Only 8.8 percent of the an introductory meeting directly for ensuring the in a DRA-MP- R million roubles. KABUL, November 24 amtosphere, he explained women of the country are in his office yesterday well-bein- g. people's . ' (Bakhtar) Following the lofty ideals and the literate. In order to combat with Kurt Kruger GDR Vasily are yesterday's results of illiteracy amongst the wo- ' protocol signed Garbuzov great tasks set before the ambassador' in , Kabul. ted out that the internat- The average , monthly the matches played in NFF in uniting the peo- men the Women's Democr- ' wages 1982 Friendship Trophy tour- Afg- KABUL, November 24 ional situation has forced and salaries in ple and achieving prog- atic Organisation of Israeli 2.6 nament at the sp- 150 " (Bakhtar) A protocol the USSR to take the ne- will increase by per Kabul ress and prosperity for hanistan has started cent orts stadium. - mem- "... on scientific and cultural cessary measures for ma- and the remuneration the nation. literacy courses. The intaining the country's of the .collective farmers' In the matches between bers of the WDOA are ac- atrocities in cooperation . was signed Bareq Shafei, thanked between the Democratic defence capcity at the work will grow by four the Stoor and Aria clubs the elders of Bamyan ting is teachers at these st- per cent. Payments Stoor were by 2-- 1 Republic of Afghanistan .necessary level. "Our and winners province for. their unreser courses. occupied lands benefits : from the Soc- goals. Army club defeat- and the Mongolian Peo- ate does not spend and ved support for the reali Over 181 thousands girls WASHINGTON, Nove- ial consumption funds, ed the Amo team.' ple's Republic here yes- will not spnd on those sation of the humane ob are enrolled in the primary mber 24 (Tass) Munter due to which free educat- According to terday. purposes a single rouble another jectives of the Party and schools. The number of Salah, President of al--' ion and medical report the second round in excess of what is absol- service government programm- girl students at secondary Naya University (Nabl-us- ), utely indispensable for are provided, in particul- of basketball matches of over 151 thous- atro- According to . agr- es. schools is has exposed he this fi- ensuring the security of ar, will grow by almost the private clubs .
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