From: Justin Burke (JBurke@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue Oct 31 2000 - 11:51:03 EST
AFGHAN FUGITIVES GATHER ON BORDER WITH TAJIKISTAN
Some 1,500 Afghans fleeing the ongoing fighting between Taliban and
Northern Alliance forces have congregated at the Pyandj
border crossing between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, Interfax
reported on 30 October. Russian border guards in Tajikistan
have thwarted at least one attempt by about 100 of the
fugitives to enter Tajikistan. The Tajik authorities fear
that a mass influx of Afghan refugees would destabilize the
domestic political situation. LF
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