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#94500 - Sat Dec 29 2001 04:24 PM Afghan refugees heading home
sue943 Offline
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A steady stream of refugees are heading home, it is thought that approximately four million have left the country.
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The UN's refugee agency said that nearly 60,000 people had returned since the beginning of November, almost all from Pakistan and Iran, where the vast majority of refugees have been living

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#94501 - Thu Jan 03 2002 11:25 PM Re: Afghan refugees heading home
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A lot of Afghan refugees from the Washington area, where I grew up, are returning to Afghanistan. Many have been here fifteen years or more and are leaving very successful careers to go back. Many are also leaving their children behind so the kids won't miss out on a First World education.
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