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August 11, 2002
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UNHCR: Sudden increase of returnees from Iran due to pressure

KABUL, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR) Sunday expressed its shock at the sudden increase in the number of refugee returns from Iran, which is believed a result of "induced" pressure by the Iranian authorities.

"UNHCR office in Mashad warned this morning that 3,000 people are crossing the Dogharoun border," UNHCR spokesperson Maki Shinohara told reporters at a regular press briefing for UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

UNHCR staff in western Afghan city of Heart are currently scrambling to erect 100 additional tents at the nearby distribution center ahead of their arrival - to ...

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