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Afghan Conference: After years in exile, returnee reflects on starting over
30 Apr 2012 After 28 years as a refugee in Pakistan, Fida Mohammad decided to return home. Life was difficult, but slowly he settled in and conditions improved. -
Number of people displaced by fighting in north Pakistan tops 180,000
13 Apr 2012 UNHCR has distributed more than 37,000 humanitarian relief kits as part of an inter-agency effort to support the government's efforts to help the displaced. -
Pakistan, UNHCR agree new regional approach to Afghan refugees
2 Feb 2012 UNHCR chief António Guterres met with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to discuss the new strategy. -
For an Afghan refugee family, reports from home spur a return
5 Jan 2012 Though born and raised in Pakistan, the pull of home is still strong for a young Afghan refugee and his family. -
UNHCR distributes winter aid to more than 200,000 needy Afghans
27 Dec 2011 Vulnerable families are receiving blankets, warm clothes and fuel to stay warm and dry through the bitter winter. -
For Afghan refugee miners, bright dreams beckon from the depths
14 Dec 2011 In the mines of Pakistan's Balochistan province the many of the workers are Afghan refugees. Despite the physical demands of the job, the men are grateful to be able to support their families. -
In a Pakistan medical centre, pauper patients benefit from refugee initiative
28 Nov 2011 The Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas seeks to aid Afghan refugees through projects that bolster sectors such as health, water and sanitation. -
Survey of Afghan refugees in Pakistan will help plot future course
16 Nov 2011 The Population Profiling, Verification and Response exercise has interviewed more than 60,000 Afghan households. It will continue until the end of 2011. -
DAFI Scholars: Afghan girl studies to become a lawyer in a break with tradition
10 Nov 2011 It would have been difficult to pursue a higher education without the help Ameneh has been receiving from the Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative, or DAFI.