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Subject: Afghan safety fears delay aid convoy from Iran-UN


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Date Posted: 16:51:14 12/03/01 Mon

Afghan safety fears delay aid convoy from Iran-UN
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TEHRAN, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Concerns over safety in northwestern Afghanistan have delayed a large shipment of aid from neighbouring Iran, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Sunday.

Iranian authorities were seeking guarantees from opposition Northern Alliance forces for the 15-truck convoy, the first organised jointly by the agency and Iran's Red Crescent aid organisation, which had been scheduled to leave on Saturday, UNHCR said in a statement

It said sporadic fighting was reported in the western Afghan city of Herat, which was captured by the opposition last week, and pointed to "uncertainties about the safety of the humanitarian convoy" on the 150-km (95-mile) road between the Afghan border and Herat.

A U.N. source told Reuters there were occasional reports of banditry on the road.

The supplies were intended for an estimated 200,000 displaced Afghans at a camp in Herat, who were in desperate need of supplies because of the approaching winter, the statement said.

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