The World : Soviet Use of Missiles Told

Soviet troops are using Frog 7 surface-to-surface, truck-mounted missiles with 1,200-pound warheads in Afghanistan, Western diplomats said. Quoting reports from Kabul, the Afghan capital, the diplomats said the non-nuclear missiles were used in one of two major preemptive attacks on rebel centers west of Kabul. The reports could not be independently confirmed. The envoys added that hundreds of tanks, planes and helicopters backed up the operations late last week and that Soviet forces suffered heavy casualties when they were ambushed near the village of Jelez.