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Monday, March 22, 2010

RAWA

As shocking as it may sound, Pakistan has recently ordered a few Afghans refugee organizations to close, in an attempt to enforce Afghans to return to their country. For many, this was a very hard move since returning would oblige them to re-live what they first escaped from. A question is raised: how are they supposed to live in Afghanistan when refugees have no access to any land or money to build a house? How are they supposed to find a job when the unemployment rate is screeching over 60%? These expectations are nearly impossible when, according to the latest report by the Afghan government, the population is under poverty line, exceeding 65%, while the income of most of the population is $1.00/week. These are very frightening statistics, and even though there are other organizations out there to help refugees, the more the better, and the refugees cannot afford to lose any support.

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