They risked their very existence. they risked military attacks from one of the strongest military powers in the world. the Soviet Union. They did it at our request. She continues: During the Soviet occupation. 5 million Afghan refugees flooded into Pakistan. With the help of the international community. Pakistan provided food and shelter for the refugees. Many remain in Pakistan because of the unsafe conditions in Afghanistan. To suggest that our aid had nothing to do with the 5 million refugees that came in. I believe. ignores the facts. She continues: Finally. there were widespread fears that the Soviet Union did not intend to stop its expansion into the Afghan border with Pakistan.
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