USE OF CHEMICAL WARFARE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND AFGHANISTAN

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06157993
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2017
• Case Number: F-2012-01432
• Publication Date: January 22, 1985

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Use of Chemical Warfare in Southeast Asia and Afghanistan
Laos
Reported chemical attacks against the HMong in Laos have decreased
dramatically during the past two years and we have no evidence to support claims
of a lethal chemical attack since Nov-Dec 1982. While some HMong refugees
continue to report lethal CW "yellow rain" attacks, these reports lack detail,
are inconsistent, and usually cannot be corroborated by other refugees reputedly
in the same attack. We believe that any chemicals used in Laos since 1982 were
riot control agents such as CS or other incapacitating agents.
Cambodia
The Democratic Kampucheans (DK) continue to claim that the PAVN are
poisoning water supplies and are using lethal chemicals against them,
have no evidence
probably occurred
against the DK and the Khmer
People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF)
but we
to support these claims. The last lethal chemical attack
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CS, a riot control agent, was us(b)(1)
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during
the past two years with the latest use probably having occurred in the recent
PAVN attacks on the KPNLF's camps along the Thai-Cambodian border
instances the use of CS has been confirmed by chemical analysis.
KPNLF has reportedly recovered a PAVN chemical artillery round.
to obtain detailed information on this munition.
. In several
Recently the
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The PAVN has also accused the DK of using the riot control agent, CS,
against PAVN forces. We have no confirmation of this use.
Afghanistan:
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