World News 17-09-2001 who: 600 Afghan migrants what: Finally land on the inhospitable island of Nauru where: Nauru, South Pacific when: Yesterday snippet: "The asylum seekers fled Afghanistan and its Taleban regime hoping the developed world would give them a welcome and a better life", reports BBC Online. "But first the Australian Government sent SAS soldiers to prevent them from landing on its territory, and then ordered them to be transported to the barren island to await decisions on their claims." [... more]

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