IRAN-BOMB/ - Map locating Zahedan, Iran, where a suicide bomber killed 21 people, including some Revolutionary Guards, at a Shi'ite mosque Thursday. RNGS. (TOR01). 5cm x 8.5cm deep 

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Members of Iran's Revolutionary guards talk to each other during a funeral ceremony in Tehran, October 20, 2009, as they stand under a poster of Revolutionary guards commanders, including Deputy Head of the Guards' ground forces General Nourali Shoushtari (C), who were killed in Sunday's bomb attack in Zahedan. Fifteen members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards including Shoushtari were among those killed in the October 18 suicide bombing in the Islamic Republic's volatile southeast, state radio reported on Tuesday. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CONFLICT MILITARY OBITUARY) 

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Members of Iran's Revolutionary guards carry the coffin of Deputy Head of the Guards' ground forces General Nourali Shoushtari, under a banner with his picture (C) and that of other killed during Sunday's bombing attack in Zahedan, during a funeral ceremony in Tehran October 20, 2009. Fifteen members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards were among those killed in the October 18 suicide bombing in the Islamic Republic's volatile southeast, state radio reported on Tuesday. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CONFLICT MILITARY OBITUARY) 

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Abdolhamid Rigi, brother of Abdolmalek Rigi, who is the leader of Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers), attends a news conference in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented Abdolhamid Rigi, who is on death row, to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW) 

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Weapons confiscated from Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers) are displayed in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented a condemned Sunni rebel to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS) 

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Abdolhamid Rigi, brother of Abdolmalek Rigi who is the leader of Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers), reacts as he attends a news conference in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented a condemned Sunni rebel to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Weapons confiscated from Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers) are displayed in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented a condemned Sunni rebel to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS) 

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Weapons confiscated from Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers) are displayed in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented a condemned Sunni rebel to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS) 

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A relative of a victim who was killed by the Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers) cries as he attends a news conference in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented a condemned Sunni rebel to reporters on Tuesday who said Jundollah had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS) 

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Golbibi Najar, mother of 15-year old Hamid Keykhazadeh who was killed by Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers), holds a picture of her son as she stands at a memorial site in Tasouki near Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented a condemned Sunni rebel to reporters on Tuesday who said Jundollah had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS) 

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Abdolhamid Rigi, brother of Abdolmalek Rigi who is the leader of Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers), attends a news conference in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented Abdolhamid Rigi, who is on death row, to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW HEADSHOT POLITICS) 

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Abdolhamid Rigi, brother of Abdolmalek Rigi who is the leader of Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers), covers his face while attending a news conference in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented Abdolhamid Rigi, who is on death row, to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS) 

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Abdolhamid Rigi, brother of Abdolmalek Rigi who is the leader of Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers), cries during a news conference in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented Abdolhamid Rigi, who is on death row, to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS) 

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A journalist looks at weapons confiscated from Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers) in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented a condemned Sunni rebel to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

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Abdolhamid Rigi, brother of Abdolmalek Rigi who is the leader of Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers), prepares for a news conference in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented Abdolhamid Rigi, who is on death row, to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS) 

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Relatives of a victim who was killed by the Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers) cry at a news conference in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented a condemned Sunni rebel to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

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Abdolhamid Rigi (C), brother of Abdolmalek Rigi who is the leader of Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers), cries during a news conference in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented Rigi, who is on death row, to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS) 

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.
Abdolhamid Rigi, brother of Abdolmalek Rigi who is the leader of Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers), attends a news conference in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented Rigi, who is on death row, to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

An aerial view shows the terrain on the border region between Iran and Afghanistan near Zabol, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. Iran, which shares a 900-km (560-mile) border with Afghanistan, is a conduit for smuggling drugs to the West from its insurgency-ridden neighbour. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A member of a helicopter crew removes wheel-blocks before take off from the airport in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN SOCIETY TRANSPORT) 

Antonio Maria Costa, director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC), presses his finger on confiscated opium during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. Costa praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Iranian anti-narcotics policemen protect themselves from blowing sand at a police barracks on the border with Afghanistan near Zabol, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. Iran, which shares a 900-km (560-mile) border with Afghanistan, is a conduit for smuggling drugs to the West from its insurgency-ridden neighbour. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

An Iranian anti-narcotics policeman stands guard beside the border barrier with Afghanistan near Zabol, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. Iran, which shares a 900-km (560-mile) border with Afghanistan, is a conduit for smuggling drugs to the West from its insurgency-ridden neighbour. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Iran's police chief Ismail Ahmadi Moghaddam (R) speaks during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics maneuvers in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

An Iranian anti-narcotics policeman stands guard at a police barracks on the border with Afghanistan, near Zabol, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. Iran, which shares a 900-km (560-mile) border with Afghanistan, is a conduit for smuggling drugs to the West from its insurgency-ridden neighbour. The Farsi script, a quote from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says "The police force must be respected by the people." Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Iranian anti-narcotics policemen march in formation during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Iranian anti-narcotics policemen stand at attention during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Antonio Maria Costa, director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, watches a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. Costa praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Antonio Maria Costa, director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC), reviews an honour guard with Iranian commanders during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. Costa praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS) 

Antonio Maria Costa, director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC), feels the weight of a bag of opium on display during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometres (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Iranian anti-narcotics policemen demonstrate their weapons skills during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics maneuvers in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Iranian anti-narcotics policewomen stand at attention during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A drug sniffing dog and handler stand beside confiscated opium on display during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of a car, confiscated for transporting drugs, on display during a ceremony concluding anti narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Iranian anti-narcotics policemen demonstrate their weapons skills during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan,1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

An Iranian policeman stands guard atop a watch tower beside the Afghan border near Zabol, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. Iran, which shares a 900-km (560-mile) border with Afghanistan, is a conduit for smuggling drugs to the West from its insurgency-ridden neighbour. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

An aerial view shows the terrain on the border region between Iran and Afghanistan near Zabol, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. Iran, which shares a 900-km (560-mile) border with Afghanistan, is a conduit for smuggling drugs to the West from its insurgency-ridden neighbour. Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Confiscated hashish is seen on display during a ceremony to conclude anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Iranian anti-narcotics policemen watch guests, officials and journalists from the shade of a tree at a police barracks on the border with Afghanistan near Zabol, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

An Iranian anti-narcotics policeman demonstrate their weapons skills during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Iranian anti-narcotics policemen create a human pyramid during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS) 

An Iranian anti-narcotics policeman gestures during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Antonio Maria Costa, director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC), holds a packet of hashish during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. Costa praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Confiscated opium is seen on display beside rifles during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Confiscated opium is seen on display during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Iranian anti-narcotics policemen stand at attention during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

An Iranian anti-narcotics policeman stands guard beside a display of confiscated drugs during a ceremony concluding anti-narcotics manoeuvres in Zahedan, 1,605 kilometers (1,003 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2009. The head of the U.N. crime agency praised Iran during a visit on Wednesday for curbing the flow of smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and helping keep the drug off Western streets. Picture taken May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY) 

General view of the rugged peaks of the Sirch mountain range in
southeastern Iran February 20, 2003, where a Russian-made military
plane crashed killing all 302 Revolutionary Guards on board. The crash,
which happened on February 19 was the worst in Iran's history and had
the highest death toll in a string of air disasters in Iran involving
Russian-built aircraft. The Ilyushin-76 troop carrier crashed while
bringing commanders and troops from Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard
from between the southeastern cities of Zahedan and Kerman for 48
hours' leave at home. Officials blames bad weather for the crash.
REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

PJH/AA 

Afghan girls wait for water supply in a refugee camp outside the southern Iranian town of Zahedan near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan June 19, 2001. As Afghanistan currently faces perhaps the most disastrous humanitarian crisis in the entire world, its people crossing the border and seeking refugee in neighbouring Iran. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to 1.5 million Afghan and more than 500,000 Iraqis. Today is the World Refugee Day, designated by the U.N. General Assembly last year to commemorate the 1951 Refugee Convention, the accord setting up the legal foundation for refugee rights. 

Newly arrived Afghan refugees sit in the shadow of a detention camp for refugees in the southern Iranian town of Zahedan near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan June 19, 2001. As Afghanistan currently faces perhaps the most disastrous humanitarian crisis in the entire world, its people crossing the border every day seeking refuge in neighbouring Iran. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to 1.5 million Afghan and more than 500,000 Iraqis. Today is the World Refugee Day, designated by the U.N. General Assembly last year to commemorate the 1951 Refugee Convention, the accord setting up the legal foundation for refugee rights. 

Afghan women look from under their chadors in a detention camp for refugees in the southern Iranian town of Zahedan near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan June 19, 2001. As Afghanistan currently faces perhaps the most disastrous humanitarian crisis in the world, its people cross the border every day seeking refuge in neighbouring Iran. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to 1.5 million Afghan and more than 500,000 Iraqis. 

Newly arrived Afghan refugees sit on the ground in a detention camp for refugees in the southern Iranian town of Zahedan near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan June 19, 2001. Afghanistan currently faces perhaps the most disastrous humanitarian crisis in the entire world, its people crossing the border every day seeking refuge in neighbouring Iran. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to 1.5 million Afghan and more than 500,000 Iraqis. Today is the World Refugee Day, designated by the U.N. General Assembly last year to commemorate the 1951 Refugee Convention, the accord setting up the legal foundation for refugee rights. 

An injured Afghan rests in a detention camp for refugees in the southern Iranian town of Zahedan near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan June 19, 2001 after he was injured when a truck packed with 60 illegal Afghans deviated from the road and hit a passenger bus last week. As Afghanistan currently faces perhaps the most disastrous humanitarian crisis in the world, its people cross the border every day seeking refuge in neighbouring Iran. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to 1.5 million Afghan and more than 500,000 Iraqis. 

Afghan boys look through a door as they wait for water at a refugee camp outside the southern Iranian town of Zahedan near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan June 19, 2001. As Afghanistan currently faces perhaps the most disastrous humanitarian crisis in the entire world, its people are crossing the border and seeking refugee in neighbouring Iran. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to 1.5 million Afghan and more than 500,000 Iraqis. 

An Afghan man peers from his shelter in a detention camp for refugees in southern Iranian town of Zahedan near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan June 19, 2001. Afghanistan currently faces perhaps the most disastrous humanitarian crisis in the entire world, its people crossing the border and seeking refugee in neighbouring Iran. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to 1.5 million Afghan and more than 500,000 Iraqis. 

Injured Afghan men rest in a detention camp for refugees in the southern Iranian town of Zahedan near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan June 19, 2001 after they were injured when a truck packed with 60 illegal Afghans deviated from the road and hit a passenger bus last week. Afghanistan currently faces perhaps the most disastrous humanitarian crisis in the entire world, its people crossing the border every day seeking refuge in neighbouring Iran. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to 1.5 million Afghans and more than 500,000 Iraqis. 

Afghan children rest in a detention camp for refugees in the southern Iranian town of Zahedan near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan June 19, 2001. Afghanistan currently faces perhaps the most disastrous humanitarian crisis in the entire world, its people crossing the border and seeking refugee in neighbouring Iran. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to 1.5 million Afghans and more than 500,000 Iraqis. 

An Afghan woman peers over a man's shoulder in a detention camp in the southern Iranian town of Zahedan near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan June 19, 2001. As Afghanistan currently faces perhaps the most disastrous humanitarian crisis in the entire world, its people are crossing the border and seeking refugee in neighbouring Iran. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to 1.5 million Afghan and more than 500,000 Iraqis.