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| '''Afghan refugees''' are people who fled ] after the ] in ] and during the civil war that followed. Since the early ] to the late ], there were approximately 3 million Afghan refugees temporarely staying in ] and about two million in ]. Many of them also made their way to the ], ], ], ], ], and other parts of the world. | |||
| After ], when the ] declared war on the ] regime in Afghanistan, a further two to three million Afghans fled their country to evade possible U.S. bombardment. This added the total number of refugees living in Pakistan to about 5 million. As of 2002, 4.5 million Afghan refugees were repatriated through the ] from both Pakistan and Iran back to their native country, Afghanistan. A total of 2.1 million registered Afghan refugees are currently living in Pakistan and about 900,000 in Iran, who are expected to leave those countries by 2010 and return to Afghanistan. | |||
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Afghan refugees are people who fled Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1979 and during the civil war that followed. Since the early 1980s to the late 1990s, there were approximately 3 million Afghan refugees temporarely staying in Pakistan and about two million in Iran. Many of them also made their way to the European Union, Turkey, North America, Australia, India, and other parts of the world.
After September 11, 2001, when the United States declared war on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, a further two to three million Afghans fled their country to evade possible U.S. bombardment. This added the total number of refugees living in Pakistan to about 5 million. As of 2002, 4.5 million Afghan refugees were repatriated through the UNHCR from both Pakistan and Iran back to their native country, Afghanistan. A total of 2.1 million registered Afghan refugees are currently living in Pakistan and about 900,000 in Iran, who are expected to leave those countries by 2010 and return to Afghanistan.
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