Afghan refugees

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Afghan refugees are native people of Afghanistan who are lawfully residing in other countries under the protection of those countries or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Their total number was around 3.6 in early 2001. From the formation of the Afghan Interim Administration in late 2001 to the present-day, over 6 million of them have gradually returned to Afghanistan under the UNHCR repatriation program, most of them from Pakistan and Iran. The 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan marked the beginning of the first major wave of internal displacement and international migration. Most Afghans crossed over into neighboring Iran and Pakistan while smaller numbers made it to India, Russia and other countries. Some estimate that over 6 million had fled the country as refugees during the 1980s. Following the Soviet withdrawal in 1989, many began returning to Afghanistan while others were fleeing from the 1990s civil war. Some countries that were part of the International...

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