Afghan Rebels Report Soviet Prisoner Swap
From Reuters
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan —
Afghan guerrillas have swapped a Soviet prisoner for a rebel commander in a rare exchange in southern Afghanistan, guerrilla sources said Monday.
Rebel commander Mohammad Ishaq, known as Lala Malang, of the Pakistan-based Hezbi-i-Islami guerrilla party was exchanged for a Soviet soldier identified as Andrei Sergeivich Uslov, the sources said.
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