Moslem rebels seize Iskasham as Kabul reports executions
Diplomatic officials say the new Afghan government is executing political prisoners but on a smaller scale than the Amin regime. Rebels announce capture of Iskasham after nine days of fighting near the Soviet border, with heavy casualties claimed by both sides.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Hafizullah Amin
Pul-i-Charkhi
Amin
Babrak Karmal
Pakistan
Jang
Iskasham
Badakhshan
Faizabad
Takhar
Gardez
Khost
Paktia
Kelagay
Baghlan
Washington
U.S
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Grand Mosque
Mecca
Islam
Interior Ministry
Juseiman bin Mohammed bin Saif
Nayef bin Abdul Aziz
Khaled
Abraham
Mohammed bin Abdullah al Qahtani
Qahtani
Oteiba
Abdul Aziz
Iran says hostages may move toward release in weeks
Tehran reports some movement toward freeing the American Embassy captives held for 67 days. Beheshti cites possible spy trial as part of a solution while Washington notes no substantial progress. U.N. options and new sanctions ahead, with Khomeini preparing to seclude for rest in Qom.
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Bryan E. Brumley
Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Today
Ayatollah
Mohammed Beheshti
Revolutionary Council
Beheshti
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Khomeini
Shah
U.S
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
The
World Organization
Washington
White House
Jody Powell
Abc-Tv
Beshesti
Powell
America
U.N. Security Council
Security Council
United States
New York Times
Times
Qom
Mohammad Shariat-Madari
Azerbaijan
Wilson warns Cold War again as Afghan war escalates
Rep. Charles Wilson says U.S. Afghan aid risks reviving Cold War tensions and urges stronger military posture. He calls for arming Afghan rebels through Pakistan, plans neutron bomb and B1 bomber moves, and greater Navy shipbuilding. Waldheim meets Carter on Iran hostage talks.
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Sol Sussman
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Charles Wilson
Afghanistan
Texas Democrat
U.S
Pakistan
Wilson
East Texas
Capitol Hill
United States
Soviet Union
Carter
China
Grain support boost as trading resumes after embargo
Grain futures reopen in Chicago Kansas City and Minneapolis after President Carter raises support prices to aid farmers hurt by export cuts to the Soviet Union. The move, plus higher reserve payments, aims to stabilize prices though analysts warn of continued income loss.
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Chicago
Carter
Soviet Union
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Afghanistan
Ben Williams
Wall Street
U.S. Agriculture Department
James M. Stone
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Thomas S. Foley
D-Wash
House Agriculture Committee
Britain digs in for a long steel strike
Britain faces a prolonged steel stoppage as 150,000 workers at the debt ridden British Steel Corp strike eight days into the walkout. Pickets are arrested and supplies grow scarce while union leaders vow around the clock blockades. Negotiations collapsed after a heated dispute over pay.
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Teelside
England
Britain
British Steel Corp
Jim Moffatt
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