27 August - The number of people returning voluntarily to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran so far this year has exceeded 100,000, almost twice as many as last year. Some 95,000 of these are from Pakistan.
26 August 2010 - Afghan police stationed on the country’s border with Tajikistan - part of a trade route used to smuggle drugs, people and goods - have completed training to spot fake passports and visas, while also learning about migrants’ rights and developing literacy, computer and driving ski