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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. -
Afghanistan at the crossroads: Afghans return home to live under tents
17 Nov 2008 In the fourth of five reports about Afghanistan at the crossroads, UNHCR's Vivian Tan meets a group of returnees who have survived land problems and ethnic tensions, but may have to spend winter under tents in northern Afghanistan. -
Afghanistan at the crossroads: Young Afghans return to a homeland they never knew
14 Nov 2008 In the third of five reports about Afghanistan at the crossroads, UNHCR's Vivian Tan reports that many young Afghans born in exile have returned to face culture shock, education and employment problems. But there is cause for hope. -
Afghanistan at the crossroads: Street kids turn from beggars to beauticians
12 Nov 2008 In the second of five reports about Afghanistan at the crossroads, UNHCR's Vivian Tan reports on how a foundation in Kabul is keeping returnee children off the streets by teaching them how to read, write, draw, sew and beautify. -
Afghans now able to update, modify identification in Pakistan
10 Nov 2008 Four centres have been opened to correct, modify or update Proof of Registration cards given to Afghans last year. The aim is to provide protection through updated and accurate cards, and to keep the database of Afghans alive. -
Afghanistan at the crossroads: Drought, food crisis drive Afghans out of villages
10 Nov 2008 Afghanistan is facing one of its worst humanitarian crises in recent history. In the grip of yet another severe drought, and heading for an even harsher winter than the last, the sustainability of the more than 5 million refugees who have returned to Afghanistan since 2001 is in doubt. Today, in the first of five reports about Afghanistan at the crossroads, UNHCR's Vivian Tan examines the effects of drought and food prices. -
Angelina Jolie ends Afghan visit with call for more returnee support
24 Oct 2008 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visits Afghanistan for the first time and calls for more international support to meet critical needs during the winter. -
Nearly 190,000 displaced by fighting on Pakistan's border region of Bajaur
14 Oct 2008 Some 190,000 people, including Pakistanis and Afghans, have been displaced by fighting in north-west Pakistan's Bajaur agency since mid-August.