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Long-time Tajik refugees return home from Pakistan
1 Oct 2002 Long-time Tajik refugees, many of whom were only infants when they fled their homeland a decade ago for Afghanistan, have finally returned home from Pakistan, where they were educated and grew into adulthood. -
Tajikistan deports nine Afghan refugees amid UNHCR protest
20 Sep 2002 These refugees could face grave danger at home, says the UN refugee agency, stressing that all returns must be voluntary in view of ongoing tensions and limited emergency supplies in parts of Afghanistan. -
Kyrgyz president makes refugees feel at home
2 Sep 2002 Kyrgyzstan's President Askar Akaev personally grants citizenship to Tajik refugees, signalling new resolve to end the country's long-standing problem of refugees and stateless persons. -
Kyrgyzstan grants citizenship to Tajik refugees
1 Jul 2002 Kyrgyzstan, known for its model refugee law, grants passports to 22 long-time refugees from Tajikistan. In all, more than 1,000 Tajik refugees have been naturalised in the last year.