Rebel Rockets Kill 27 Afghan Citizens
Twenty-seven people were killed and 22 injured when Afghan rebels fired rockets into residential areas of Kabul today, Kabul radio said in a broadcast monitored by the British Broadcasting Corp.
Four ground-to-ground missiles were fired, one hitting a packed minibus, the radio said.
The rebels have attacked several strategic cities in the south of the country recently in what appears to be the start of a spring push against the Soviet-backed authorities.
Government troops killed 39 rebels in fierce fighting around the besieged city of Khost Saturday.
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