TITLE

Inside 'People Smuggling.'

AUTHOR(S)
Liu, Melinda; Moreau, Ron
PUB. DATE
November 2001
SOURCE
Newsweek;11/5/2001, Vol. 138 Issue 19, p52
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Presents the experiences of the author with smugglers who work to get people out of Afghanistan. Ease of securing false Afghan documents and identification; Idea that Taliban members are fleeing Afghanistan; Outlook for smuggling in Afghanistan.
ACCESSION #
5424029

Tags: SMUGGLING;  REFUGEES;  IDENTIFICATION cards -- Forgeries;  TALIBAN

 

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