The Facts

More than 250,000 Afghans have fled their villages during the past two years of fighting, Refugees International says, in a report critical of U.S. Special Forces and other international and Afghan military operations for exacerbating the displacement of civilians.”

– Associated Press, June 27, 2011

“A harrowing new report from Refugees International shows that insurgent attacks in Afghanistan are on the rise and the number of displaced Afghan's has skyrocketed over the past year.”

– UN Dispatch, June 28, 2011

“Refugees International says that many of those critical [Afghan] local police units are now so corrupt that Congress should stop funding them until strict recruiting and discipline standards are met.”

– CNN, June 25, 2011

These are just a few quotes from the media stories this week highlighting Refugees International’s groundbreaking report on the growing displacement crisis in Afghanistan.

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