During an official visit by an Afghan delegation, Kosygin and Andrei Kirilenko criticised Afghan leaders Nur Muhammad Taraki and Hafizullah Amin for Stalinist-like repressionist behaviour.
Under en afghansk delegations officielle besøg kritiserede Kosygin og Andrej Kirilenko de afghanske ledere Nur Muhammad Taraki og Hafizullah Amin for at udøve Stalin-lignende undertrykkende adfærd.