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Refugees Magazine Issue 108 (Afghanistan : the unending crisis) - An Iranian Surprise
1 Jun 1997 Iran has an international reputation of being among the most secretive and difficult of countries. It may therefore come as a surprise that Teheran is also the most generous host in the world to millions of refugees -
Refugees Magazine Issue 108 (Afghanistan : the unending crisis) - The dilemma of the internally displaced
1 Jun 1997 As many as one million people have been internally displaced in Afghanistan in the last five years. This IDP population poses a tricky dilemma for UNHCR -
Refugees Magazine Issue 108 (Afghanistan : the unending crisis) - Dark side of the moon
1 Jun 1997 The civil war has reached even the most remote parts of Afghanistan. When fighting spread to Badghis province last year, efforts to help the displaced proved particularly difficult -
Refugees Magazine Issue 108 (Afghanistan : the unending crisis) - Afghan Soap
1 Jun 1997 The resurgence of economic activity will be a key to the future stability of Afghanistan. In one village, women have been trained in an unlikely skill -
Refugees Magazine Issue 108 (Afghanistan : the unending crisis) - The man who has seen it all
1 Jun 1997 Central Asia has been in turmoil for decades, and one old man who has been both a resistance fighter and refugee several times over, has seen it all -
Refugees Magazine Issue 108 (Afghanistan : the unending crisis) - The most difficult choice
1 Jun 1997 Most refugees will ultimately face the most difficult choice: whether to return home, continue life as a refugee or start a new life in a new country. Afghan refugees face a particularly complex decision -
Refugees Magazine Issue 108 (Afghanistan : the unending crisis) - The long way home
1 Jun 1997 Despite the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, many people have already returned home. Soon, perhaps, that figure may exceed four million in what has become the largest assisted repatriation programme in UNHCR's history -
Refugees Magazine Issue 108 (Afghanistan : the unending crisis) - Helping Refugees to help themselves
1 Jun 1997 It was a gamble ... but it paid off handsomely. Save the Children US began a UNHCR-funded programme to loan money with virtually no collateral to rural women, and thus far there has not been a single default -
Refugees Magazine Issue 108 (Afghanistan : the unending crisis) - The biggest caseload in the world
1 Jun 1997 It remains the single largest refugee crisis in the world, though the international community at large often ignores or forgets about the problem. At its height, there were more than six million exiles from Afghanistan in surrounding countries. Today, UNHCR, other international agencies and governments are still caring for 2.7 million refugees, as well as countless other internally displaced persons