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pAirfield in Afghanistan that I work at. Nikon D60. Adobe Photoshop CS3 Lens Blur Curves Adjustment/p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/penguinblogusa/Penguin Blog (USA)/a posted a photo:/p
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pFuture Afghanistan school site before construction. Penguin Group (USA) builds a school for children in war-torn Afghanistan, partnering with the United Nations Refugee Agency./p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/penguinblogusa/Penguin Blog (USA)/a posted a photo:/p
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pFinished school in Afghanistan. Penguin Group (USA) builds a school for children in war-torn Afghanistan, partnering with the United Nations Refugee Agency./p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/silvershade/SilverShade/a posted a photo:/p
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pProvincial War Memorial located in st. john's / nl / Canada./p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/photosbygriff/RugNug/a posted a photo:/p
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pThe international conference on return and reintegration of Afghan refugees was held at the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul. © UNHCR/B.Baloch/ November 19, 2008br /
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Afghanistan at the crossroads: Kabul conference pledges support for sustainable returnbr /
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KABUL, Afghanistan, November 19 (UNHCR) ? The Afghan government and the UN refugee agency today pledged to strengthen efforts for returnees and displaced people within the Afghanistan National Development Strategy.br /
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quot;The story of Afghanistan's return process marks one of the largest and most successful voluntary repatriation programmes in recent decades,quot; said Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta at the opening of the International Conference on Return and Reintegration of Afghan Refugees on Wednesday in Kabul.br /
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quot;Return, alone, does not mean success. It must be followed by successful reintegration, enabled by conditions conducive for the social and economic wellbeing of refugees,quot; he added. quot;Greater efforts are needed to ensure returnees with basic services, such as access to land, water, shelter, general education, health care and electricity. In addition, the importance of facilitating job opportunities so that returnees become self-sufficient cannot be overstated.quot;br /
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More than 5 million Afghan refugees ? 20 percent of Afghanistan's population ? have returned home since 2002. The large majority have gone back to their areas of origin, but recent returnees are facing more difficulties as the country's absorption capacity reaches its current limits.br /
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Some ? including 30,000 returnees now living under tents in the eastern region ? are unable to return to their villages due to insecurity, a lack of land, shelter, basic services or job opportunities. These challenges have been compounded by a food crisis and severe drought, forcing thousands of desperate families to leave their homes for other districts, even for neighbouring Iran and Pakistan.br /
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The conference co-chair, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, joined the Afghan government in thanking Iran and Pakistan for hosting millions of Afghan refugees in the last 30 years.br /
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quot;We will continue to work closely with our counterparts in the three countries to ensure that return takes place in safety and dignity,quot; he said. quot;The right to choose freely, in an informed manner, is the best and most practical guarantee of sustainable return. After all, transforming settled refugees in one country into displaced persons in their homeland is surely in no one's interest.quot;br /
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During the conference, the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation presented a costing paper on the Sector Strategy for Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the framework of the Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS). The costing paper is based on three possible scenarios over the period 2009-2013, with projected returns ranging from 400,000 to 1 million people depending on the situation in Afghanistan and the neighbouring countries.br /
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It highlights the need to strengthen programmes to help returnees reintegrate over the next five years in the sectors of land, shelter, water, sanitation, education, health care and livelihoods, with total costs of more than US$509 million.br /
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quot;The Sector Strategy on Refugees, Returnees and IDPs remains the most effective blueprint for sustainable return. Its success will require the sustained support of the international community,quot; said Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta.br /
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At the same time, he added, the government quot;will work to increase our absorption capacity and better plan to manage and assist sustainable reintegration. We have also prioritized improving capacity in relevant ministries dealing with repatriation, fostering greater inter-ministerial coordination and mobilizing additional resources.quot;br /
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High Commissioner Guterres said, quot;Ensuring sustainable refugee return and addressing irregular migration have at least one solution in common ? an improvement in the overall economic environment and in employment opportunities. Progress in these areas will surely encourage more Afghans to return and provide reasons for others not to leave the country.quot;br /
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Participants of the one-day conference included the Afghan ministers of refugees and repatriation, finance, economy, education, interior, agriculture and public health.br /
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Also in attendance were Iran's Deputy Interior Minister Abbas Mohtaj; Pakistan's Minister for States and Frontier Regions Najamuddin Khan; Saudi Arabia's Deputy Finance Minister Mohammad Abdul Rahman Al Muqiteb; and United States Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky./p pa href=http://www.flickr.com/people/unhcr/UNHCR/a posted a photo:/p
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pA returnee family in Chardara village, located near the north-eastern town of Kunduz, gather in front of their new home. After returning from Pakistan, they lived in a tent before accepting UNHCR assistance to build their home. Their two-room shelter is one of more than 1,500 that have been distributed by UNHCR in Afghanistan in 2007.br /
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pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/unhcr/3044855145/ title=Reconstruction in refugee settlementsimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/3044855145_2ec6a83600_m.jpg width=240 height=160 alt=Reconstruction in refugee settlements //a/p
pReconstruction is under way in many refugee settlements across Afghanistan. These men put the finishing touches to the roof of a house in Darkhat village, north-eastern Afghanistan.br /
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pChildren play in front of a shelter provided by UNHCR in the north-eastern province of Takar. The agency provides home building material to the most vulnerable returnees. These children were born and raised in the Jalozai refugee camp in Pakistan.br /
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pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/unhcr/3045690624/ title=Village elderimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/3045690624_0c376376d6_m.jpg width=240 height=160 alt=Village elder //a/p
pA village elder complains to a UNHCR representative about the lack of water in the Beni Warsak refugee settlement north of Kabul. Access to fresh drinking water continues to be a problem for many returnees to Afghanistan.br /
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pA returnee from the Jalozai camp in Pakistan waits to have her son checked by a doctor at the UNHCR refugee transit centre in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan. She is one of hundreds who have received medical assistance before continuing to Nangarhar province, where she will seek to rebuild her life after years in exile.br /
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pChildren from a Turkmen carpet-weaving community play in the setting sun at a refugee settlement just outside the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. They were born and raised in the Jalozai refugee camp in Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan with their parents in late 2007.br /
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pVillagers in Darkhat, Baghlan province, enjoy a break before they resume building their homes in late 2007. They are part of a group of 24 families who have been internally displaced within Afghanistan for four years. The families have bought their own plots of land to be able to rebuild their community.br /
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pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/unhcr/3044854799/ title=Mine awareness film for returnee childrenimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/3044854799_cf8e5f67b7_m.jpg width=240 height=160 alt=Mine awareness film for returnee children //a/p
pReturnee children are the most vulnerable to the danger of anti-personnel mines. At the UNHCR transit centre in Jalalabad, they watch a mine awareness film. They are also given comics to read, vaccinations and medical checks before continuing their journey with their parents.br /
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pA returnee child plays in the ethnic Hazara village of Quarabador. The community of 250 families has received the assistance of UNHCR to find water sources. Most of the families lived in Iran's Sistan-Balouchistan province for 15 years before returning to their homeland.br /
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pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/unhcr/3044855083/ title=Hoping for work in the streets of Jalalabadimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/3044855083_ed13e34229_m.jpg width=240 height=160 alt=Hoping for work in the streets of Jalalabad //a/p
pThese returnees from the Jalozai camp in Pakistan wait in a Jalalabad street hoping to be hired as day labourers. Access to jobs and economic opportunities remains one of the major difficulties that returnees are confronted with in Afghanistan.br /
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pReturnee women bring their children for a medical check up and care at the UNHCR refugee transit centre in Jalalabad. Many of these women will not have access to clinics and medical facilities within the first few weeks of returning to their homeland. Access to doctors, hospitals and schools remains a problem for many returnees as they seek to rebuild their lives in Afghanistan.br /
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pReturnees from the Jalozai refugee camp in Pakistan attend a lesson at the UNHCR transit centre in Jalalabad about the danger of mines. Most will continue their journey to Nangarhar province, where they will try and rebuild their lives after years in exile.br /
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pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/unhcr/3045690488/ title=Returnee girl in northern Kunduzimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/3045690488_b5e62034b2_m.jpg width=240 height=160 alt=Returnee girl in northern Kunduz //a/p
pA returnee girl in northern Kunduz stands next to the beams of houses that families have brought back with them from the tribal areas of Pakistan, where they were refugees for more than 20 years. Many bring all their possessions back with them.br /
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pa href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/unhcr/3044854951/ title=Returning from Iranimg src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/3044854951_e409187934_m.jpg width=240 height=160 alt=Returning from Iran //a/p
pA mother and child in Parwan province wait to hear if they will benefit from the UNHCR shelter programme that helps thousands of refugees rebuild their lives after returning from Iran and Pakistan. Her family were evacuated from a Kabul public building where they had been squatting.br /
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