[[ Image :Nauru satellite.jpg|Satellite image of Nauru in a remote part of the western Pacific. ''Image: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program] ]] Australia is preparing to send 19 Afghani nationals back to their country of origin under a new agreement with Afghanistan. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) offers AU$2,000 per individual and up to AU$10,000 per family, along with travel and other accommodations, for the detainees to voluntarily return. Failing that, those Afghanis found not to be refugees are liable to be deported. In 2002, the Afghan government asked Australian authorities not to force deportation of Afghani refugees. Foreign Minister Abdulla Abdulla said that the changing conditions in Afghanistan at that time were not stable enough for the refugees to return. Along with the MOU signed May 17, Australia's Minister for Immigration Senator Vanstone announced that the Australian Government plans to provide US $4 million for a housing project for any returning Afghanis. This new funding is "separate from the $ 110 million of development assistance provided by Australia since September 2001," according to Ms Vanstone's media release.
[[ File :Nauru satellite.jpg|Satellite image of Nauru in a remote part of the western Pacific. ''Image: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program] ]] Australia is preparing to send 19 Afghan nationals back to their country of origin under a new agreement with Afghanistan. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) offers AU$2,000 per individual and up to AU$10,000 per family, along with travel and other accommodations, for the detainees to voluntarily return. Failing that, those Afghans found not to be refugees are liable to be deported. In 2002, the Afghan government asked Australian authorities not to force deportation of Afghan refugees. Foreign Minister Abdulla Abdulla said that the changing conditions in Afghanistan at that time were not stable enough for the refugees to return. Along with the MOU signed May 17, Australia's Minister for Immigration Senator Vanstone announced that the Australian Government plans to provide US $4 million for a housing project for any returning Afghans. This new funding is "separate from the $ 110 million of development assistance provided by Australia since September 2001," according to Ms Vanstone's media release.
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$4 million for a housing project for any returning Afghans. This new funding is "separate from the $