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School funded by Angelina Jolie benefits girls in eastern Afghanistan
15 Mar 2010 With a new academic year starting, the inauguration of a new school funded by Angelina Jolie will ensure schooling for girls in a settlement for refugee returnees. -
Q&A: Afghan mountaineer reaches for the Himalayan skies
3 Mar 2010 Former refugee Nadjib Sirat plans summit attempts on Mount Everest and another top Himalayan peak this year to help present a more positive image of his native Afghanistan. -
DAFI helps refugee agronomist contribute to growth of Afghanistan
26 Feb 2010 The UNHCR-run DAFI programme enables an Afghan refugee to study for a degree in agriculture. Now he's contributing to the development of his country. -
Afghan returnees facing problems in home districts seek safety in Kabul area
4 Feb 2010 A group of refugee returnees have left their home because of security concerns and settled near Kabul. They are part of a larger urban drift in Afghanistan. -
Some 3,000 Afghan refugees to leave Islamabad slum for new home
8 Dec 2009 UNHCR helps move some 3,000 Afghan refugees from a slum in Islamabad to an undeveloped plot of land in a green belt on the edge of the capital city. -
High Commissioner Guterres visits India, meets refugees
3 Dec 2009 UNHCR chief Guterres visits India to strengthen his agency’s partnership with the government and to meet refugees and asylum-seekers in New Delhi. -
UNHCR launches programme to help 200,000 vulnerable Afghans survive the winter
1 Dec 2009 UNHCR begins distributing winter aid items to 1,500 of the neediest in Kabul as part of an initiative to help some 200,000 Afghans cope with the winter. -
UNHCR delegation visits detention centre on Greek island, urges closure
23 Oct 2009 UNHCR official calls for a crowded detention centre on the Greek island of Lesvos to be closed after visiting the facility with a government minister. -
Author Khaled Hosseini says peace vital for sustainable return of Afghan refugees
15 Sep 2009 Author Khaled Hosseini wraps up a visit to his native Afghanistan by highlighting the need for peace to ensure the safe and sustainable return of the forcibly displaced.