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365 RUSSIA/920 NEW ZEALANDMID#1353
Started in January 1962. See the narrative in the 812 Laos/816 Vietnam dyad dispute
list.
385 NORWAY/900 AUSTRALIA
MID#4296
Dispute Number: 4296
Date(s): August 30, 2001
Participants: 900 Australia/385 Norway
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A Norwegian civilian shipping vessel—the Tampa—entered Australian
waters without permission in an attempt to dock at the Cook Islands with 438 Afghani,
Pakistani, and Sri Lankan refugees. Australian SAS troops seized the vessel, and the
Australian government prevented access to the Tampa.
630 IRAN/700 AFGHANISTAN
MID#3159
Dispute Number: 3159
Date(s): December 15, 1934
Participants: 700 Afghanistan/630 Iran
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Persia claimed Afghan raiders led by army officers attacked Persian bor-
der villages and captured 2,000 Persians.
MID#3025
Dispute Number: 3025
Date(s): February 1979 to June 23, 1979
Participants: 630 Iran/700 Afghanistan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On March 18, 1979, Afghanistan charged that 7,000 Iranian troops dis-
guised themselves as refugees that were returning to the Herat province and crossed
the border in an attempt to cause trouble for the Kabul government. Iran denied the
allegation and said that Afghan refugees had crossed into Iran to avoid the fighting