Afghan refugee photos

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An ethnic Hazara girl, a refugee from Afghanistan

An ethnic Hazara girl, a refugee from Afghanistan, who lives in Quetta, Pakistan.

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Two Afghan refugee women cross the border into Pakistan near Chaman.

Two Afghan refugee women cross the border into Pakistan near Chaman.

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Afghan refugee children at Jalozai, Pakistan, wait for their U.N.-supervised transfer to a new refugee camp on the border of Afghanistan.

Afghan refugee children at Jalozai, Pakistan, wait for their transfer to a new refugee camp on the border.

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An Afghan refugee girl is examined by a physician from the Islamic Relief Society upon crossing the border at Chaman into Pakistan.

An Afghan refugee girl is examined by a physician from the Islamic Relief Society upon crossing the border at Chaman into Pakistan.

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Two Afghan refugee women cross the border into Pakistan near Chaman

Two Afghan refugee women cross the border into Pakistan near Chaman.

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Two Afghan refugee children work making a carpet inside their family's tent in the Shamshatoo refugee camp outside Peshawar, Pakistan.

Two Afghan refugee children work making a carpet inside their family's tent in the Shamshatoo refugee camp outside Peshawar, Pakistan.

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Two Afghan refugee girls, members of the Hazara ethnic group, in Quetta, Pakistan.

Two Afghan refugee girls, members of the Hazara ethnic group, in Quetta, Pakistan.

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In Quetta, Pakistan, an Afghan refugee waits for peace in his homeland.

In Quetta, Pakistan, an Afghan refugee waits for peace in his homeland.

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The Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan. Some 70,000 or more Afghan refugees live here.

The Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan. Some 70,000 or more Afghan refugees live here.

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In the Shamshatoo refugee camp, an Afghan boy enjoys flying a kite, a pleasure prohibited by the Taliban.

In the Shamshatoo refugee camp, an Afghan boy enjoys flying a kite, a pleasure prohibited by the Taliban.

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In the Shamshatoo refugee camp, an Afghan boy enjoys flying a kite, a pleasure prohibited by the Taliban.

In the Shamshatoo refugee camp, an Afghan boy enjoys flying a kite, a pleasure prohibited by the Taliban.

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In the Shamshatoo refugee camp, an Afghan boy enjoys flying a kite, a pleasure prohibited by the Taliban.

In the Shamshatoo refugee camp, an Afghan boy enjoys flying a kite, a pleasure prohibited by the Taliban.

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An Afghan refugee mother and children pass through a refugee camp on the border with Pakistan near Chaman.

An Afghan refugee mother and children pass through a refugee camp on the border with Pakistan near Chaman.

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An Afghan refugee girl in the Pakistani city of Quetta.

An Afghan refugee girl in the Pakistani city of Quetta.

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An Afghan refugee girl in front of her family's tent in Shamshatoo refugee camp.

An Afghan refugee girl in front of her family's tent in Shamshatoo refugee camp.

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An Afghan refugee woman, with her belongings on her head, awaits transfer from Jalozai refugee camp to a new camp near the Afghan border.

An Afghan refugee woman, with her belongings on her head, awaits transfer from Jalozai refugee camp to a new camp near the Afghan border.

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An Afghan refugee woman and child await transfer from Jalozai refugee camp to a new camp near the Afghan border.

An Afghan refugee woman and child await transfer from Jalozai refugee camp to a new camp near the Afghan border.

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An Afghan refugee in Quetta. Refugees are willing to work for less, thus driving down wage levels and feeding resentment among Pakistanis.

An Afghan refugee in Quetta. Refugees are willing to work for less, thus driving down wage levels and fueling resentment among Pakistanis.

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An Afghan woman refugee receives cooking oil during distribution of humanitarian aid at the Shamshatoo refugee camp

An Afghan woman refugee receives cooking oil during distribution of humanitarian aid at the Shamshatoo refugee camp.

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Afghan refugee children work long hours to help their families survive. Near Shamshatoo camp, this boy works in a brickyard.

Afghan refugee children work long hours to help their families survive. Near Shamshatoo camp, this boy works in a brickyard.

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These ethnic Uzbek refugees from Afghanistan live in the Shamshatoo camp near Peshawar.

These ethnic Uzbek refugees from Afghanistan live in the Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan.

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An Afghan refugee family crosses the border into Pakistan at Chaman.

An Afghan refugee family crosses the border into Pakistan at Chaman.

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An Afghan refugee family crosses the border into Pakistan at Chaman.

An Afghan refugee family crosses the border into Pakistan at Chaman.

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An Afghan refugee family crosses the border into Pakistan at Chaman

An Afghan refugee family crosses the border into Pakistan at Chaman.

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Qamer, an ethnic Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, living in Quetta.

Qamer, an ethnic Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, living in Quetta, Pakistan.

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An Afghan woman and her grandchild living in the Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan.

An Afghan woman and her grandchild living in the Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan.

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An ethnic Uzbek girl, a refugee from Afghanistan, in the Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan.

An ethnic Uzbek girl, a refugee from Afghanistan, in the Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan.

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An Afghan girl, denied an education under the Taliban, studies in a school for refugee chidlren in Quetta, Pakistan.

An Afghan girl, denied an education under the Taliban, studies in a school for refugee chidlren in Quetta, Pakistan.

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An Afghan girl, denied an education under the Taliban, studies in a school for refugee chidlren in Quetta, Pakistan.

An Afghan girl, denied an education under the Taliban, studies in a school for refugee chidlren in Quetta, Pakistan.

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Afghan girls, denied an education under the Taliban, study in a school for refugee chidlren in Quetta, Pakistan.

Afghan girls, denied an education under the Taliban, study in a school for refugee chidlren in Quetta, Pakistan.

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An Afghan refugee girl at Chaman, Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan.

An Afghan refugee girl at Chaman, Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan.

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An Afghan refugee woman in Quetta, Pakistan, quilting as part of an income-generating program sponsored by CWS/ACT.

An Afghan refugee woman in Quetta, Pakistan, quilting as part of an income-generating program sponsored by CWS/ACT.

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An Afghan refugee man in Quetta, Pakistan.

An Afghan refugee man in Quetta, Pakistan.

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An ethnic Uzbek girl looks out the window of her family's home in the Shamshatoo refugee camp.

An ethnic Uzbek girl looks out the window of her family's home in the Shamshatoo refugee camp.

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An ethnic Uzbek girl in her family's tent in the Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan.

An ethnic Uzbek girl in her family's tent in the Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan.

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In Peshawar, tents are loaded for transport into Afghanistan for family's displaced by the drought and violence.

In Peshawar, tents are loaded for transport into Afghanistan for family's displaced by the drought and violence.

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A Pakistani police guard at the All Saints church in Peshawar. Following an October massacre of Christians, interfaith tensions in Pakistan have worsened.

A Pakistani police guard at the All Saints church in Peshawar. Following an October massacre of Christians, interfaith tensions in Pakistan have worsened.

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Participants in a Peshawar rally sponsored by religious parties opposed to the U.S. war on Afghanistan and the Pakistani government's support for the violence.

Participants in a Peshawar rally sponsored by religious parties opposed to the U.S. war on Afghanistan and the Pakistani government's support for the violence.

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Participants in a Peshawar rally sponsored by religious parties opposed to the U.S. war on Afghanistan and the Pakistani government's support for the violence.

Participants in a Peshawar rally sponsored by religious parties opposed to the U.S. war on Afghanistan and the Pakistani government's support for the violence.

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An Afghan refugee girl waits on the bus at the Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar. She is being relocated by the UN to a camp closer to the Afghan border.

An Afghan refugee girl waits on the bus at the Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar. She is being relocated by the UN to a camp closer to the Afghan border.

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A UN worker checks who gets on the buses taking Afghan refugees from the squalid camp at Jalozai to a new camp closer to the border with Afghanistan.

A UN worker checks who gets on the buses taking Afghan refugees from the squalid camp at Jalozai to a new camp closer to the border with Afghanistan.

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An Afghan girl waits on at the Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar for relocation by the UN to a camp closer to the Afghan border.

An Afghan girl waits on at the Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar for relocation by the UN to a camp closer to the Afghan border.

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Among the "invisible refugees" in Pakistan are these two girls.

Among the "invisible refugees" in Pakistan are these two girls.

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Even without the burka, most Afghan women wear the chador.

Even without the burka, most Afghan women wear the chador.

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At the Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, a man works on building a house.

At the Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, a man works on building a house.

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A UN worker checks who gets on the buses taking Afghan refugees from the squalid camp at Jalozai to a new camp closer to the border with Afghanistan.

A UN worker checks who gets on the buses taking Afghan refugees from the camp at Jalozai to a new camp close to the border with Afghanistan.

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In Quetta, one of the "invisible refugees" from Afghanistan.

In Quetta, one of the "invisible refugees" from Afghanistan.

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In the Shamshatoo camp, an Afghan refugee girl enjoys drinking clean water

In the Shamshatoo camp, an Afghan refugee girl enjoys drinking clean water.

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At the informal Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar, an Afghan girl awaits transfer to a new camp closer to the border.

At the informal Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar, an Afghan girl awaits transfer to a new camp closer to the border.

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Two Afghan refugee women walk through the Shamshatoo refugee camp dressed in burkas.

Two Afghan refugee women walk through the Shamshatoo refugee camp dressed in burkas.

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Sunset in the Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan.

Sunset in the Shamshatoo refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan.

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