European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 6, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 3 afghan rebels plan offensive . Thinks attack could set off coup it sources say Islamabad Pakistan apr the United states Pakistan and saudi Arabia have endorsed afghan rebels plans to launch a major offensive against the forces of president Najibullah sources say. The diplomats and rebel sources said the resistances main backers approved the plan last week. The rebels believe the afghan army has been demoralized by the failed coup in Moscow and by the threat from russian Republic president Boris n. Yeltsin to end military and humanitarian Aid the sources said. The United states and others believe renewed military pressure from the Muslim guerrillas could trigger a coup to unseat Najibullah said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. The offensive would have to begin before november when Snow starts to Block the Mountain passes. The sources said wednesday that the guerrillas have been moving huge loads of weapons and ammunition into Northern Afghanistan where they have made some military gains in recent months and around the southwestern City of Kandahar and the Eastern City of Gardez Naji Bullah a Home. Unlike in previous years the guerrillas have been trying to capture the provincial capitals and smaller cities rather than trying to overrun the country a capital of Kabul which is heavily fortified and defended by the afghan air Force. The american pakistani and saudi governments believe that with the increasing Scarcity of fuel it will be difficult for the government to resupply its garrisons the sources said. The fall of key cities could bring added pressure on the government which already faces acute food shortages the sources said. Many observers believe however that the food shortages have been caused by panic buying by afghans. They say about a half dozen giant soviet transport planes still land in Kabul daily the same number that flew into the City before the attempted coup in Moscow. Traffic along the strategic Salang Highway linking Kabul to the soviet Border also has not been interrupted. But Many afghans reportedly think the soviets eventually will Cut off the Supply pipeline to Kabul casting uncertainty on the future of Najibullah. Soviet troops intervened in Afghanistan in december 1979 and backed successive pro Moscow regimes in a War against the Muslim guerrillas that began soon afterwards. In 1989, the soviets withdrew their last forces from the country. The soviet government has said As Many As 15,000 of its soldiers were killed in the , wife shot themselves to death officials say Moscow apr the wife of Interior minister Boris Pugo joined her husband in committing suicide the Day after the collapse of the coup Pugo helped Lead government officials said thursday. Officials had said earlier that mrs. Pugo was a gravely injured and hospitalized after she was found on aug. 22. A russian prosecutor Yevgeny Lisov announced soviets in san Francisco sailors aboard the soviet sailing ship pallada work in sailing into san Francisco Bay on wednesday. The pal the rigging of one of its 15-Story-Tail masts shortly after Lada will be docked at pier 45 for three , Yeltsin decide to take control of guard service from Kab Moscow apr in another shake up provoked by last months failed coup Mikhail s. Gorbachev and Boris n. Yeltsin Are merging their personal guard services and putting them under direct presidential control. Gorbachev a Security unit briefly turned against him during the failed coup preventing him and his family from straying far from their Black sea vacation Home while conspirators took control in Moscow. The guards privately declared their loyalty to Gorbachev but continued to follow orders of their immediate Bosses the Kab guard service known As the ninth directorate. After the coup collapsed one of Gorbachev a first targets was the guard services chief it. Gen. Yuri Plekhanov. He has been arrested and accused of High treason which carries a maximum penalty of death. Within Days other commanders in the guard service were arrested and their offices searched. The department reportedly has been gutted of anyone who supported the coup. Gorbachev has appointed a new guard chief who plans to break from the Kab the Tass news Agency reported wednesday. In so doing Gorbachev is learning a lesson from the Putsch and from countries like the United states which makes its secret service accountable Only to the president the new chief col. Vladimir Redko Borody a 30-year Kab Veteran told the news Agency that a most of the staff remained Loyal to Gorbachev during the coup attempt and would be retained. Yeltsin who As the president of the russian Republic led the opposition to the coup has also agreed to use Redko Borody a Independent guard service Tass said. Yeltsin a current guards Are attached to his republics Interior ministry. They were joined by other russian officers defectors from the soviet army and tens of thousands of protesters in protecting Yeltsin and the russian parliament building during the coup. Yeltsin a fiery speeches during the coup were nearly All made from behind a bulletproof shield held by Dapper dressed guards while a dozen other agents hovered around him holding ak-47 assault rifles. Her death and also dismissed speculation the two were murdered saying they both left a suicide note before shooting themselves a weekly newspaper reported. An Interior ministry official who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed thursday that mrs. Pugo had died but would not say when or where. Mrs. Pugo whose first name is not known was found when police came to arrest her husband officials have said. Pugo 54, was also found dying of a gunshot wound. There was confusion about whether he committed suicide or was murdered and about who shot his wife. Lisov dismissed speculation that one or the other had been murdered saying they both left suicide notes. A we assume it happened in the following order Quot Lisov told the weekly literary Gazette. A Pugo shot himself in the Mouth. His wife went to him took the pistol and shot herself. She managed to put the gun Down on a Cabinet then went to her bed and reclined next to her husband. Afterwards she slipped Down to the  Lisov was quoted As saying that Pugo shot himself with an unregistered German made Walther pistol. Officials who found the couple said the location of Pugol a pistol in relation to his body made them suspect he Nad been murdered. But Lisov said Pugo left a note saying that he was a sorry about what has happened that he had committed a deed which he saw As a crime but that he had Noble goals a to achieve consolidation of society to avoid the existing  mrs. Pugo added a postscript saying a your Dearest please forgive us we Are leaving do not take offence a Lisov said. Dec releases $11.8 million for technical Aid to soviets Brussels Belgium apr the european Community commission announced wednesday that it would establish an $11.8 million fund to finance technical Aid programs for the soviet Union. The Money is the first released to the soviet Union under an dec plan adopted last november to provide $472 million in technical help for the soviet Union this year. The Aid was temporarily suspended in january because of the crackdown on Baltic Independence movements. It was later delayed by questions in deciding which projects to fund