ZAHEDAN: An Iranian police guard asks to remove Afghan and Baluch people who are selling breads on the Saedi street in Zahedan city, Sistan-Baluchestan province, Iran, where hundred thousands of Afghans are living, Oct. 17, 2001. Over the past month, thousands of Afghans entered neighboring countries, including Iran and Pakistan, triggering a looming refugee crisis. Authorities sent dozens of Afghan refugees back across the border as part of attempts to contain the refugee flow into Iran. —AP/PTI