Tankers destroyed
Afghan guerrillas destroyed 15 tankers en route from the Soviet Union to Kabul in the second strong attack on a fuel convoy. Fifteen civilians travelling in a bus close to the convoy were killed in the latest ambush. It occurred on November 25 south of the Hindu Kush mountains in the Salang Pass, the main route connecting Kabul with the Soviet Union. — Elamabad. ‘9'
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Press, 6 December 1985, Page 4
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