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Afghanistan faces displacement crisis as 3.5 million flee their homes

DW, 30 Aug 2021
Western allies say they've extracted more than 100,000 people from Afghanistan in recent weeks, including citizens, diplomats, the military - and some of their Afghan staff. Almost half of the evacuees transferred through Doha in the Gulf state Qatar. Some are still there, uncertain - as DW Correspondent Rebecca Ritters reports - if they'll stay or be moved on in search of a new home.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan itself is facing a displacement crisis, with 3.5 million people fleeing withing the country's borders.
00:00 Afghan evacuees face uncertainty in Doha, Qatar
03:15 Afghan evacuees wrought with feelings of relief, guilt and despair
06:31 Afghanistan faces displacement crisis as 3.5 million flee their homes within the country's borders


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