The World - News from April 13, 1989
Afghan guerrillas fired rockets and heavy artillery into the eastern city of Jalalabad, but government troops returned fire and forced the guerrillas to retreat, a government spokesman in Kabul said. Guerrilla groups based in Pakistan have been engaged since March 6 in trying to capture Jalalabad, which they want for the seat of their exile government.
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