After a background report, two experts discuss the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and the American reaction to heightened tensions in that region. Three native Afghans examine the rise of the Taliban . A report from Afghanistan looks at the country's fierce rebel infighting . A look U.S. reaction to the continuing Soviet occupation of Afghanistan .
Tensions rise between Soviet forces and Afghan rebels .
Browse the NewsHour's coverage of Asia . The U.S. State Dept. One of the rare times President Reagan has gotten really angry in public was two weeks ago in the White House briefing room. You may remember it. A reporter asked him the difference between the U.S. action in Grenada and the Soviets in Afghanistan.