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Afghan refugee teaches Hindi to tots in India
20 Feb 2008 An Afghan refugee who learnt the lingo of her host country, India, is now teaching Hindi to other refugees from Myanmar. -
UNHCR distributes winter aid for 200,000 Afghans
19 Feb 2008 UNHCR distributes emergency winter supplies to more than 200,000 Afghan returnees, internally displaced and other vulnerable people in Afghanistan. -
Help us revive our traditional lands, ask Afghan Kuchi returnees
24 Dec 2007 Thousands of Afghans from a nomadic tribe have returned home from Pakistan to a land dispute and other challenges. -
Afghan minority seeks home in India
13 Dec 2007 More than 120 Afghan Hindu and Sikh refugees have received citizenship in their ancestral homeland, thanks to strong support from their community and the Indian government. -
UNHCR welcomes Japan's new study on resettlement
28 Nov 2007 High Commissioner António Guterres welcomes the launch of a Japanese study into the possibility of becoming a resettlement country. -
Supporting vulnerable Afghans in Balochistan's refugee villages
22 Nov 2007 Disabled and chronically-ill Afghans, as well as women at risk, are benefiting from the UN refugee agency's project to provide better services for extremely vulnerable individuals in Balochistan's refugee villages. -
Q&A: Refugee advocate turns page on Afghan beginnings
16 Nov 2007 Khadra Mohammed heads the Pittsburgh Refugee Centre. She recently revisited Afghan refugee camps to present a book she wrote about refugee girls. She discusses the visit and her past work with refugees. -
Over 350,000 Afghans repatriate from Pakistan before winter
2 Nov 2007 More than 356,000 Afghans have returned home from Pakistan this year as voluntary repatriation was suspended this week for the annual winter break. -
School and shelter for Pakistan's flood victims
22 Oct 2007 Four months after Cyclone Yemyin hit Pakistan, relief efforts have entered the early recovery phase. In addition to relief supplies, UNHCR has distributed tents for a temporary school and is using funds for shelter materials in flood-hit areas.