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about £16.5m through UNHCR. Sir G Howe announced £4.8 million aid
for Afghan refugees in Pakistan this year (over and above our share of EC food which is expected to be about £2.14m) representing 13%
increase.
6. Afghan refugees in Iran concentrated in sparsely populated
eastern province of Sistan Baluchistan and Khorsan. UNHCR have recently opened office in Tehran and expanded their programme. made second contribution of £100,000 in August 1986.
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7. EC partners share our disapprobation of the Soviet occupation and are similarly committed to assisting Afghan refugees, FRG, Denmark, Netherlands and France making principal contributions.
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