United States seeks unity among Afghan guerrilla groups
Washington pursues a national front of Islamic, traditionalist and minority factions to gain formal recognition and arms aid for Afghan resistance. Officials eye a new irga to lead a united front, with Zia of Pakistan and Saudi support shaping weapons and funds flows.
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U.S
Jamal Rasheed
Rasheed
New Monthly
Arabia
London
State Department
Washington
Robert Neumann
Saudi Arabia
Neumann
Peshawar
Pakistan
Mohammad Zia Al-Haq
Zia
Islamic National Liberation Front
Asia
Hezb-i-Islami
Islamic Party
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Gulbuddin
Islamic Front
Islamic Society of
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Younis Khalis
National Islamic Front
Sayed Ahmed Gailani
Gailani
Daniel Graham
National Liberation Front
Egypt
Islamic Revolutionary Movement
Kabul
Organization For the Liberation of the Peoples
National Front
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Soviet Union
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Nation
India
Europe
Zahir Shah
Rome
Pacific News Service
Shaka the Palestinian Mayor Turns Symbol of West Bank Resistance
Bassam Shaka, mayor of Nablus, is a mounting symbol of Palestinian resistance in the West Bank. Israelis view him as a threat for backing the PLO and a Palestinian state, while Arabs hail him as a martyr who survived a bombing last year. He continues public appearances despite travel bans and intimidation.
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Israel
Shaka
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Shakia
PLO
Egypt
Prince Rupert to build $200 million grain terminal
A six partner consortium led by the Alberta Wheat Pool plans a $200 million grain terminal in Prince Rupert BC to handle 3.5 million tonnes annually by 1985. The project, backed by a $150 million Alberta loan guarantee, aims to relieve Vancouver capacity and ship to Asia, with construction bids due this fall and completion expected in 1984.
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Vancouver
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Japan
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Southam News
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