Iran. Lost in Iran. Médecins sans frontières and Afghan refugees in Iran.

IMG_6466 IRAN. Zahedan. 2008. Shir Abad clinic. Afghan patient standing behind a gate before coming in for a medical examination. MSF runs three medical clinics in the poor neighbourhoods of Zahedan, a city located near the Pakistan and Afghan border. Most of the refugees arrived in Iran in the early 80's, fleeing the war broke out in Afghanistan with the invasion of ex Soviet Union.

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Alberto Ceoloni/ZUMA Press

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Iran (country) Afghan (nationality) Social problems Man - 45 to 60 years old Exterior Afghanistan (country) Asian Other Asian origin Iconic picture Two people Distress Human being Thematic pictures Poverty Refugee Clinic Waiting Standing Faces Humanitarian aid Médecins sans Frontières Patient Underclass Underdevelopment

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