Angelina Jolie “in Pakistan “2005

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Jolie urges aid for Afghans in Afghanistan and Pakistan ISLAMABAD, May 9 (UNHCR) UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie thanked Pakistan for hosting millions of Afghans over the past quarter century and appealed for international assistance to help both Afghanistan and Pakistan attack poverty through economic development. Jolie, after three days of visiting Afghans in conditions from refugee camps to brick kilns where entire families labour, told a news conference Saturday that she had been brought to tears by what she had seen. But she was encouraged that in talks with UNHCR staff and the top leaders of Pakistan, she found agreement on what had to be done. “Everybody feels that forced repatriation is not the aim and not something that should be done,“ the American actress said. “Another thing is that the burden on Pakistan and the Pakistani people, which has lasted 25 years, is very large and they have not been given the support that they
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