World IN BRIEF : AFGHANISTAN : Leader Asks U.N. to Supervise Elections
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Afghan President Najibullah proposed that the United Nations supervise local elections as a step toward ending the nation’s 11-year civil war. Najibullah said he will set a date for what he called free, direct elections so that all political forces can gauge their popular support. While the president was speaking, Pakistan-based moujahedeen rebels said they had launched a tank-backed attack on Gardez, Najibullah’s hometown.
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