In support of the Afghan Resistance Alliance. I offer this joint resolution. reaffirming our support for the valiant struggle of the Afghan people and welcoming Professor Rabbani on his first official visit to the United States. The human cost of this extraordinary bravery has been staggering. At least 1 million Afghans are dead or wounded. many of them women and children savagely maimed for the purpose of intimidating others into submission. Over 5 million Afghans have fled into exile. and make up the largest refugee population in the world today. An estimated 2 million more have faced violent internal dislocation. Incredibly.