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Band on a Run: Afghan refugees making some noise in New Delhi
21 Oct 2010 A former humanitarian aid worker and journalist, Afghan refugee Khalid finds a new vocation and purpose managing a band of fellow refugees in India. -
Q&A: Grim reality of honour killing brought to the screen
30 Sep 2010 A film by a former refugee Nelofer Pazira presents the grim reality of honour killing in Afghanistan. It also looks at challenges faced by refugee returnees. -
Q&A: Canadian nurse speaks for the displaced through her art
27 Sep 2010 Laura Archer hit the headlines last year when she was abducted for three days in Sudan's Darfur region. Now the Canadian nurse is making news with her art. -
Number of voluntary returns to Afghanistan this year tops 100,000
27 Aug 2010 The number of people returning voluntarily to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran this year has exceeded 100,000. All but 5,000 of these are from Pakistan. -
UNHCR seeks US$18 million to assist Afghan refugees in Iran
1 Jun 2010 The UN refugee agency calls for US$18 million to meet an anticipated shortfall this year in its requested funding for Afghan refugees in Iran. -
Hope trumps hardship as Afghan refugees return home
23 Apr 2010 After decades in Pakistan, 22,000 Afghans have gone home with UNHCR help in just the last month. -
UNHCR disappointed at Australian decision to reopen detention centre for asylum-seekers
20 Apr 2010 The UN refugee agency expresses disappointment at Australia's failure to look at alternatives to detention for most asylum-seekers arriving by boat. -
First phase of voluntary return to Pakistan's Mohmand Agency gets under way
16 Apr 2010 Adam Khan watched as some 90 displaced people left Pakistan's Jalozai camp and headed home. He expects to follow soon and has started packing. -
UNHCR welcomes Pakistan's decision to extend stay of Afghan refugees
25 Mar 2010 UNHCR welcomes Pakistan's decision to allow 1.7 million registered Afghans to remain in the country for three more years, alongside continued voluntary repatriation.