our people. These crimes are aimed at disrupting the day-to-day life of the people, halting the social progress and terrorizing civilians. In pursuance of these sinister objectives, the terrorist groups resort to implanting bombs in crowded public places, including restaurants, buses and mosques, blowing the electric power lines, murdering teachers, doctors and civil workers, mutilating human bodies, scalping and skinning school children, dragging people to death by tying them behind horses, and so on. There have been numerous cases where the terrorists have cut the noses and ears of innocent people, either because they refused to co-operate with them or did not pay them the extortion money demanded by these terrorist groups. There have also been numerous cases where terrorists have handed over bombs disguised as toys, which have claimed the lives and health of a great number of children. 14. Examples of the above-mentioned acts are numerous. Suffice it to mention a few of their crimes: in a series of bomb atta~ks, the terrorists implanted bombs in four restaurants in Kabul city on 11 November 1982. The blasts resulted in the death of 16 innocent people and injury of 27 others. The victims included women and children. 15. On 31 August 1984, a terrorist group placed a powerful anti-personnel bomb in the Kabul Civilian Airport. The explosion resulted in the death of 13 and injury of 47 innocent people. One of the ironies of the situation is that the media of the Western countries trumpeted this abhorrent crime of the terrorists as "a successful act in Kabul airport". 16. On 21 September 1984, terrorists fired a heat-seeking missile at the Ariana Afghan Airlines DC-10 passenger plane wrth 318 people aboard, in the vicinity of Kabul. The plane was seriously damaged, but it landed safely. The material loss 
**Analysis**
The text describes various heinous crimes committed by terrorist groups, including attacks on public places, civilians, and infrastructure. These acts are not related to economic development, natural resources, or any other sector-specific topic. Instead, they seem to be aimed at disrupting social progress, terrorizing civilians, and causing harm to innocent people. The focus is on the human impact of these crimes, rather than any specific sector or industry.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Health