Unfortunately, while it may be a easy way for the US to wash its hands of troublesome citizens, it merely moves the problem elsewhere - and exacerbates it in the process. The problem is that most of them were babies when they arrived in the US, and have little knowledge of their "home" country - some have never even set foot in Cambodia before now. They have been arriving monthly in groups of around 10, and it is estimated that there are over 1,000 more in the US who are eligible to be sent back. Next of kin are being informed and we shall release more details in due course."Mazar-e-Sharif is the site of one of the country's holiest shrines, the Blue Mosque, believed to mark the tomb of the Fourth Caliph, Ali.. The US has come up with a unique way to prevent some young felons from reoffending that's far more effective than any amount of Asbos, electronic tags or curfews: when the criminals reach the end of their sentences, the government simply sends them to another country - permanently. As part of a diplomatic deal struck between the US and Cambodian governments in 2002, the children of refugees who fled the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s who have subsequently run into trouble in their adopted land are being deported. A British soldier was killed and five others injured during a gunfight in Afghanistan yesterday, the Ministry of Defence confirmed last night.
The soldiers were travelling between bases in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif when they came under fire, according to a spokesman. "There will be a follow-up operation as to who was shooting at them," the spokesman said. "We are treating it as a hostile incident rather than friendly fire."The city was a stronghold for opposition to the former Taliban regime before Northern Alliance forces finally captured it in November 2001, assisted by Allied airstrikes.The MoD said the troops had been travelling from the Provincial Reconstruction Team base, which houses international military and civilian personnel assisting the Afghan government with developing democratic institutions and disarming militias.They were on their way to a forward support base when they were attacked.John Reid, the Secretary of State for Defence, said: "My thoughts and sympathies are with the family and friends of the soldier tragically killed today." The MoD spokesman added: "It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence announces that there was one British fatality, and five injuries, sustained in this incident. They were flown by helicopters to hospitals in Hyderabad, the state capital.Army divers and local volunteers swam out to the carriages to help pull out the injured. Other soldiers, lowered on to the roof of the coaches by helicopter, used gas cutters to reach people hanging on to luggage racks and ceiling fans.Rain has battered south India for over a week.. And some bodies may have been washed away," said Thomas Verghese, general manager of India's southern railway. About 100 injured passengers had been rescued from the coaches, which derailed after floods washed away the tracks in the town of Veligonda in Andhra Pradesh state.
Manmohan Singh, India's Prime Minister, called the blasts "dastardly acts of terrorism" and urged people to remain calm Mr Singh added: "We will not allow them to succeed. We are resolute in our commitment to fighting terrorism in all forms.". Rescue workers pulled 100 bodies from seven carriages of a passenger train that derailed and fell into a rain-swollen river yesterday, but railway officials warned that scores more people were trapped inside "We have recovered 100 bodies so far. Scores more people were injured in the three blasts that sent shards of glass, wood and masonry flying. Police declared a state of emergency last night and ordered all the markets in the city closed. A series of near simultaneous explosions rocked India's capital city yesterday, tearing through a bus and two markets jammed with people shopping for gifts ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali At least 58 people were killed.