Hundreds more have been maimed and crippled by explosive devices dropped by the Soviets over the countryside and picked up by innocent children. Afghanis who make their livelihood from the land have had their crops destroyed and their livestock slaughtered. As a result of Soviet attacks and overwhelming hardships. there are now almost 2.5 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan. This is almost one Afghan in five. It is one of the largest concentration of refugees anywhere in the world. In Pakistan. either in camps or scattered throughout towns and villages. these proud and independent people have been forced into poverty and a situation in which they are totally dependent on others. The Afghan people may have lost their homes and crops and livestock and even their freedoms.
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