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| Afghanistan |
| Refugees crowd border crossings |
| 2001-10-07 |
News agencies report that the U.S. started air attacks on Taliban positions in Kabul and Kandahar about 10 pm Afghanistan local time on Sunday. An informed Afghan source said that thousands of Afghan refugees have crowded near Chaman border of Pakistan in the recent days. Norooz Amiri, the informed Afghan source Sunday night told IRNA that these refugees have fled from their homes and shelters for fear of the US attacks and are trying to enter Pakistan. The amassing of Afghan refugees in "Chaman" region between Baluchestan and Kandehar provinces has caused much anxiety for the Pakistani authorities, he added. He said that on Sunday (today) new clashes have taken place between the new Afghan homeless and the Pakistani forces at this border. According to this source, while the US attacks have started and are continuing on Afghanistan cities, it is forecast that thousands of Afghan refugees leave their cities to enter Iranian or Pakistani borders. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |