Document #1263342

IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)

Arrests of suspected coup supporters following the 6 March coup attempt in Kabul, specifically any information about arrests at the Polytechnique (Kabul Univ.) [AFG5765]

Attached, please find documentation about the arrest of over 600 people following the coup attempt of 6 March 1990. By April, at least 623 people had been arrested "on suspicion of involvement in the plot" [British Broadcasting Service, "Afghan Deputy Minister on Arrests Since Coup Attempt", Summary of World Broadcasts, 5 April 1990.]

ecoi.net description:
Arrests of suspected coup supporters following the 6 March coup attempt in Kabul, specifically any information about arrests at the Polytechnique (Kabul Univ.) [AFG5765]
Country:
Afghanistan
Source:
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Document type:
Response
Language:
English
Published:
18 May 1990
Document ID:
1263342 (former ID 167954)

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