The World - News from April 13, 1988

The Reagan Administration urged the United Nations to organize a multinational drive to help about 5 million Afghan refugees return home after Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan. The United States is prepared to help, but the United Nations and its agencies “are the logical organizations to coordinate the job,” State Department spokesman Charles Redman said. Adding to the difficulty of repatriating the refugees is the likelihood of continued fighting between warring Afghan factions after the departure of Soviet troops, scheduled to begin May 15.