The World : Afghans Flee Soviet Bombs

Afghan refugees have streamed into Kabul, the Afghan capital, to escape intensive bombardment by Soviet and Afghan forces of rebel bases north of the city, Western diplomatic sources said in Islamabad, Pakistan. Quoting reports from Kabul, they said that Soviet and Afghan troops fighting Western-backed guerrillas moved into the Shomali region, a bastion of Islamic fundamentalism, at the end of last week after several days of rocketing, shelling and aerial bombing that lit up the night sky in Kabul. Diplomats estimated the number of refugees at 2,000.