Summary 1: Homeward bound; it’s no good just shifting Afghans from one refugee camp to another
The Afghans won the Soviet War, which lasted from 1979-1989, but over 9 million people have lost their homes and resettlement in the country is tough. Millions of Afghan refugees have either fled to Pakistan or Iran, and 3 million refugees have moved to the cities or the mountains in Afghanistan, hoping to find safety there. Most people wanted to go back to their homes after the war, but not everyone could support themselves. Afghanistan had lost half of its livestock and many irrigation channels had been bombed by the Russians. “The countryside is littered with mines.” (Homeward bound) Some refugees were given food, building materials and seed were able to support themselves after a harvest, but others were …show more content…
20,000 civilians are trapped in MIngora and have no chance to escape. Furthermore, these civilians are running out of the basic supplies like food and water.They beg the Taliban and the army for a chance to escape, and an estimated 2.4 million refugees have managed to reach camps like Sheik Yasin, which is in Mardan, Pakistan, and are struggling to survive in their own way. “Facilities are inadequate: tents trap heat, turning temporary shelters into hothouses, water containers are left in the open so that cold water is a luxury, and medical facilities are either non-existent or severely understaffed.” (Khan) Villagers in need of medical help are forced to wait because there are so many refugees that need the assistance. Corruption is the answer to such a poor response to the crisis. Politicians and military leaders want to control the flow of aid distributing. Many administrators ordered medicines that were never delivered or ordered nearly expired medicines at a cheaper rate and changed the forms of the medicines so that they could keep the
The Afghans won the Soviet War, which lasted from 1979-1989, but over 9 million people have lost their homes and resettlement in the country is tough. Millions of Afghan refugees have either fled to Pakistan or Iran, and 3 million refugees have moved to the cities or the mountains in Afghanistan, hoping to find safety there. Most people wanted to go back to their homes after the war, but not everyone could support themselves. Afghanistan had lost half of its livestock and many irrigation channels had been bombed by the Russians. “The countryside is littered with mines.” (Homeward bound) Some refugees were given food, building materials and seed were able to support themselves after a harvest, but others were …show more content…
20,000 civilians are trapped in MIngora and have no chance to escape. Furthermore, these civilians are running out of the basic supplies like food and water.They beg the Taliban and the army for a chance to escape, and an estimated 2.4 million refugees have managed to reach camps like Sheik Yasin, which is in Mardan, Pakistan, and are struggling to survive in their own way. “Facilities are inadequate: tents trap heat, turning temporary shelters into hothouses, water containers are left in the open so that cold water is a luxury, and medical facilities are either non-existent or severely understaffed.” (Khan) Villagers in need of medical help are forced to wait because there are so many refugees that need the assistance. Corruption is the answer to such a poor response to the crisis. Politicians and military leaders want to control the flow of aid distributing. Many administrators ordered medicines that were never delivered or ordered nearly expired medicines at a cheaper rate and changed the forms of the medicines so that they could keep the