TEHRAN Iranian Law Enforcement Forces arrested 120 Afghan nationals in the eastern province of Zahedan who had entered the country illegally, press reports said Thursday. The men had been smuggled into the country and were hiding out in two houses in the region, Kayhan paper said, citing a local police official who said the rise in Afghan illegals was a "threat to security.
" An estimated 1.4 million Afghans are in Iran and authorities say half of those are in the country illegally.