General information

Call No.:

350-4-1:6/1

Part of series

HU OSA 350-4-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Middle East: Afghanistan

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #6 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00009791

Date of production

1997

Date

1997

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English

Duration

15 min.

Content

Form/Genre

Television program

Contents Summary

Clip 1: Paul Davies, correspondent for ITV News, reports on the rocket attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, launched by the Mujahideen following the withdrawal of Russian troops from Afghan soil. Contains footage of overpopulated hospitals with civilian casualties, Soviet planes carrying food and weapons, and former refugees returning to Afghanistan. Clip 2: raw footage of Mujahideen rebels hiding in the mountains, re-grouping and organizing themselves, in the event of Russia pulling out its troops from Afghanistan. Clip 3: news report about a bomb attack in Kabul that led to 11 deaths, and details about the withdrawal of the Soviet troops. Clip 4: report about the Soviet troops pulling out of Afghanistan, and a discussion on the effectiveness of the Afghan defense forces to fend off guerrilla attacks and maintain the country's safety. Includes footage of several government and army officials, including the Afghan President Mohammad Najibullah and the Afghan Deputy Prime Minister.