The World - News from April 4, 1989
Afghanistan called for an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss alleged Pakistani military aggression and help find a peaceful solution to its civil war with Muslim guerrillas. “The aggression and the military intervention of Pakistan is increasing every day,” Foreign Minister Abdul Wakil told reporters in disclosing that he was flying to New York with a letter from President Najibullah to U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar citing the violations. Neighboring Pakistan acknowledges arming and harboring rebels but denies direct involvement in the fighting.
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