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June 28, 2011

Number of Afghan U.S. War Refugees Reaches 250,000, Double Previous Year 
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In Afghanistan, more than 250,000 Afghans have fled their villages
during the past two years of fighting. This according to a new report
from Refugees International. The group's report criticized U.S. military
efforts saying, "The increasing use of air strikes by the International
Security Assistance Force and the Afghan national security forces as
well as night raids by U.S. Special Forces is destroying homes, crops
and basic infrastructure, traumatizing civilians and displacing tens of
thousands of people." Refugees International says the number of people
fleeing their homes in Afghanistan has more than doubled over the past
year.



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