Number: RL33851
Title: Afghan Refugees: Current Status and Future Prospects
Authors: Rhoda Margesson, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: Issues of particular concern to the 110th Congress are 1) continuing and sustaining refugee returns as part of Afghanistan's overall reconstruction; 2) developing funding strategies for the next phase of Afghanistan's remaining refugees; and 3) examining the refugee situation in light of border security issues, particularly with regard to Pakistan's recently announced plan to lay land mines and build a fence along its border with Afghanistan. In the long term, the impact of Afghan migration trends may need to be better understood in light of its potential impact on political arrangements in South Asia.
Pages: 18
Date: January 26, 2007