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Sept. 26, 2004 / 5:40 AM

Over 30,000 Afghan refugees leave Iran

ISFAHAN, Iran, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Iran said Sunday more than 30,000 Afghan refugees have left the Iranian city of Isfahan to return to their country since March 20.

The official Iranian news agency, IRNA, quoted immigration officials as saying the refugees voluntarily decided to return to their homes in neighboring Afghanistan.

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IRNA said the refugees' repatriation was coordinated by the Iranian interior ministry and the U.N. High Commission for Refugees.

More than 50,000 Afghan refugees who remain in Isfahan are due to return home by the end of the Iranian year, March 20.

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