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Afghanistan
Latest IDP figure:
Number of refugees:
(Originating from the country)
1,909,911 (UNHCR, June 2008)
Total Population:
29,86 million
22 December 2006
Fighting in the south sets off new wave of displacement
/088DBFB0F1F49AD4C12572340044F0CD/$file/afg_countrypage.jpg) Children in IDP Camp in Nangarhar Province in Afgh, NRC In addition to this new wave of displacement, some 132,000 people – most of them displaced since 2001-2002, remained in relief camps as of September 2006. Most are Kuchi nomads who were forced to leave their home areas due to drought, but appear to be prevented from return by a combination of factors, including protection concerns in return areas. During 2006, thousands of Pashtuns who were previously displaced from the north and west of the country after the overthrow of the Taliban government in 2001 were able to return home.
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