Afghanistan: Adrift in Their Own Land, Afghanistan's Displaced See Their Population Swell

May 31, 2016 | Ali M. Latifi, Los Angeles Times
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A newly released Amnesty International report has found a “staggering” increase in the number of Afghans driven from their homes by the deepening unrest, political instability and  economic stagnation in the country. The report, “My Children Will Die This Winter: Afghanistan’s Broken Promise to the Displaced,” concludes that the most neglected are not necessarily those who’ve made perilous trips seeking asylum in Europe, but those who’ve been uprooted and left to wander and seek shelter in their own country.