Rebels claim three more districts near Soviet border in Afghanistan
Afghan rebels say guerrillas took three districts in Kunduz near the Soviet border and captured two towns in Laghman Province, while Soviets hold most major cities. Rebel sources report 100000 Soviet troops facing resistance in at least five provinces and Bamian province under guerrilla control blocked by landslides and snow.
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Barry Shlachter
Associated Press
Kabul
Afghanistan
Kunduz
Laghman
Pakistan
Northwest Frontier
Islamabad
Bamian
Indira Gandhi Nears Two-Thirds Parliament Victory
In New Delhi AP Indira Gandhi's Congress appears headed for a two-thirds majority in the new Indian Parliament, enabling constitutional amendments and strong government control. She faces inflation around 20 percent and vows action against hoarders and opponents as results show 294 of 390 seats decided, with several allies and regional partners aiding her bid.
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Sanjoy Hazarika
Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Sanjay
Congress Party
Mrs. Gandhi
Congress
Janata
Janata Party
Morarji Desai
U S offers China satellite ground station amid talks
The United States said it would provide China with a ground station to receive data from a Landsat earth resources satellite. The offer, discussed during talks on Afghanistan, could have military uses due to advanced tape recorders and computer tech.
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Phil Brown
Associated Press
Peking
United States
China
U.S
Defense
Harold Brown
Geng Biao
Afghanistan
Earth Resources
Landsate
Brown
Deng Ziaoping
Xinhua
America
Deng
Armed Forces
CAB curtails Aeroflot flights in U S retaliation move
The Civil Aeronautics Board revoked Aeroflot's special authority to run extra roundtrip flights between the United States and the Soviet Union. The action follows the Russian invasion of Afghanistan.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Aeroflot
United States
Afghanistan
CAB
Soviet Union
Khomeini begins seclusion amid violence and calls for demonstrations to end
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini starts a 15 day seclusion at his Qom home and orders demonstrations canceled. Across Iran clashes flare in Tabriz Sanandaj Bandar Sangeh and Baluchistan with 41 to 56 dead. U.N. debates sanctions over Tehran hostages as tensions mount.
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Alexander G. Higgins
Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Qom
Tabriz
Sanandar
Kurdistan
Persian Gulf
Bandar Sangeh
U.N
New York
U.S
Donald McHenry
Security Council
Kurt Waldheim
Security Council Council
McHenry
Council
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Azerbaijan
Khomeini
Revolutionary Committee
Mohammad Kazem Shariat-Madari
Him
Mohammad
Hossein
Sanandaj
Hossein Shahressi
Shahressi
Baluchistan-Sistan
Radio
Lorestan
Panama
Shah
Contadora
Pacific
David Frost
U S Egyptian air forces run joint exercises in Egypt
In Aswan on Tuesday Defense Minister Kamal Hassan Ali said U S and Egyptian air forces conducted joint exercises to test using Egyptian facilities in regional defense. The trial spanned several days, with details on aircraft numbers and locations not released.
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Aswan
Egypt
U.S
Kamal Hassan Ali
Ali
United States
Afghanistan
Iran
Anwar Sadat
General Assembly may condemn Soviet action
The United States and others contemplate asking the General Assembly to condemn the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan after a Soviet veto blocked a UN Security Council protest resolution. A special emergency session could be called to press international action, aiming to mobilize broad pressure on the Kremlin.
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Hafizullah Amin
Amin
Babrak Karmal
Czechoslovakia
Military Academy
U.N. Security Council
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
East Germany
United State
General Assembly
Assembly
Carter
John Chancellor
NBC
United States
Pakistan
William N. Oatis
Associated Press
United Nations
Security Council
U.S
Donald McHenry
Kremlin
Council
Moscow
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