18. 08. '08

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On my way from the Smuggler's Bazaar we were passing countless buses and trucks. They were being loaded with heavy crates, people were getting on the buses. These were Afghan refugees who were repatriated back home. All paid and decided by UN. Most of the refugees did not want to go.

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Pictures from the refugee camp

Refugees make bricks from earth and rainwater.
[Sorry for dubious technical quality of the picture, MS Paint is hell on earth.]
One man can make around 2000 a day.
[Sorry for dubious technical quality of the picture, MS Paint is hell on earth.]
When it rains, the bricks get ruined and refugees don't get paid.
[Sorry for dubious technical quality of the picture, MS Paint is hell on earth.]

[Sorry for dubious technical quality of the picture, MS Paint is hell on earth.]

[Sorry for dubious technical quality of the picture, MS Paint is hell on earth.]
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