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![‘Kite Runner’ Author Urges More Support For Afghan Refugees
RFE/RL correspondent Courtney Brooks caught up with Khaled Hosseini at the United Nations on World Refugee Day, where he spoke about the plight millions of Afghans face, both inside and outside the beleaguered country.
“Of the 5.7 million people who returned to Afghanistan, anywhere from 40 to 60 percent of them have not successfully reintegrated, and they end up either returning to Iran [or] Pakistan or being secondarily displaced because they don’t have access to…basic services that we need for day-to-day survival.” [read more]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5yln1cj6S1qkgi6go1_400.gif)
‘Kite Runner’ Author Urges More Support For Afghan Refugees
RFE/RL correspondent Courtney Brooks caught up with Khaled Hosseini at the United Nations on World Refugee Day, where he spoke about the plight millions of Afghans face, both inside and outside the beleaguered country.
“Of the 5.7 million people who returned to Afghanistan, anywhere from 40 to 60 percent of them have not successfully reintegrated, and they end up either returning to Iran [or] Pakistan or being secondarily displaced because they don’t have access to…basic services that we need for day-to-day survival.” [read more]
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In Kabul IDP’s Find Security, But Little Help
@RadioAzadi visited one camp to see how the displaced live…[READ MORE]
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Feature story on Afghanistan’s displaced, @amnesty report says 400 new people displaced every day, new residents have been forced to seek refuge in caves, unable to return to areas they originally fled due to insecurity and the destruction of their former homes and villages…[READ MORE]
Gulsom, a 34-year-old mother of seven, has been living in the Bamiyan caves for over five years.
