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Afghans campaign in Iran to promote refugee returns to central Afghanistan
30 Jan 2004 A delegation from Afghanistan's central province of Bamyan has begun a campaign in Iran to facilitate the voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees to Bamyan, saying the region known for its rich cultural heritage is one of the nation's safest places. -
Second Bam convoy arrives in Afghanistan
21 Jan 2004 Shaken by the recent earthquake in Iran, a second group of Afghan refugees has returned home with assistance from the UN refugee agency. Some of the returnees are visibly hurt while most have lost loved ones, including whole families. -
Iran: second repatriation convoy of Afghan survivors departs
20 Jan 2004 -
Iran: some Afghan earthquake survivors repatriated
13 Jan 2004 -
Afghan earthquake survivors go home from Iran
13 Jan 2004 Hundreds of Afghan refugees who lost their homes in the recent Iran earthquake have returned to Afghanistan with help from the UN refugee agency and its Iranian government counterpart. -
UNHCR sends relief convoy to aid Iran earthquake victims
29 Dec 2003 -
UNHCR rushes relief supplies to quake-hit Iran
29 Dec 2003 Eight truckloads of tents, blankets and mattresses have arrived in Kerman, near the earthquake-stricken city of Bam. UNHCR hopes these supplies will help the affected population to survive winter nights in the devastated area. -
Feature: NGO helps refugee children fight cancer in Iran
26 Dec 2003 The UN refugee agency has been working with the Mahak Charity to Support Children Suffering from Cancer to provide free cancer treatment to refugee children in Iran, as well as financial and emotional support for their families. -
Iraq: repatriation convoys from Iran begin
9 Dec 2003