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Weaving themselves back into the Afghan social fabric
2 Jan 2009 The ethnic Turkmen of Afghanistan are finding it hard to cope back home after decades as refugees in neighbouring Pakistan, but many put their faith in their traditional carpet-weaving skills. -
UNHCR distributes winter supplies as first snow falls in Kabul
29 Dec 2008 As temperatures drop across Afghanistan, UNHCR and its partners have started delivering winter supplies to the most desperate Afghan returnees and internally displaced families to help them get through winter. -
Afghans help to build shelter for Balochistan's quake survivors
24 Dec 2008 Afghan refugees are using their skills to help their local hosts in the earthquake-hit areas of south-western Pakistan. -
Manage Afghan labour migration to curb irregular flow to Iran, study urges
11 Dec 2008 UNHCR and International Labour Organization-funded survey analyzes the factors that drive Afghan migrants into Iran and why some are deported. -
16 Days of Activism: Play seeks to broach taboo of domestic violence
3 Dec 2008 Domestic violence is a sensitive issue in most societies, especially among the conservative Afghan refugee community in Pakistan. A UNHCR-funded project uses drama to broach the issue. -
UNHCR chief visits, praises refugee camp in eastern Iran
21 Nov 2008 High Commissioner Guterres visits an Iranian camp for refugees and calls on the international community to do more to ensure they can finally go home. -
Afghanistan at the crossroads: Afghan returnees assess the lay of the land
19 Nov 2008 In our final report about Afghanistan at the crossroads, UNHCR's Vivian Tan looks at the Afghan government's three-year-old land allocation scheme and talks to four Afghan refugee returnees about how it has affected them. -
Afghanistan at the crossroads: Kabul conference pledges support for sustainable return
19 Nov 2008 The Afghan government and UNHCR pledge to strengthen efforts for returnees and displaced people within the country's development strategy. -
Afghanistan at the crossroads: Invest in Afghan returns or risk further displacement, cautions UNHCR
18 Nov 2008 UN refugee agency chief António Guterres starts five-day Afghanistan visit with warning that Afghan returnees need more support to settle back home.