Mujaheddin guerrillas had advanced to within 1 km of the town before government forces retaliated from the night of Oct. 3 with round - the - clock air strikes; hundreds of guerrillas and civilians died as the fighting degenerated into a stalemate.
Mujaheddin guerrillas had advanced to within 1 km of the town before government forces retaliated from the night of Oct. 3 with nonstop air strikes; hundreds of guerrillas and civilians died as the fighting degenerated into a stalemate.