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Afghanistan UNHCR Returnees

UNHCR returnee, Mr. Safi's son at school (front left), at Qaleen Bafan (Carpet Weavers) village, Nahreshahi District, Balkh Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, October 8, 2008. The family of Mr. Safi are ethnic Turkmen known for their carpet weaving skills....Background: 85 families are living on a site out of 300 families who received their plots. Approximately 40 families in this site are earning their living weaving carpets. Most of the inhabitants used to live in tents on site after their return from Pakistan. They applied for land as soon as the site was inaugurated and received their plot a few months later. UNHCR has provided shelter and together with MRRD has accomplished the drilling work of a deep well, which has resulted in potable water. UNICEF has recently hired a local construction company in order to establish the water pipe scheme the deep well by UNHCR/MRRD. The work on establishment of the water pipe scheme, elevated water reservoir and generator room is on going. .

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UNHCR returnee, Mr. Safi's son at school (front left), at Qaleen Bafan (Carpet Weavers) village, Nahreshahi District, Balkh Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, October 8, 2008. The family of Mr. Safi are ethnic Turkmen known for their carpet weaving skills....Background: 85 families are living on a site out of 300 families who received their plots. Approximately 40 families in this site are earning their living weaving carpets. Most of the inhabitants used to live in tents on site after their return from Pakistan. They applied for land as soon as the site was inaugurated and received their plot a few months later. UNHCR has provided shelter and together with MRRD has accomplished the drilling work of a deep well, which has resulted in potable water. UNICEF has recently hired a local construction company in order to establish the water pipe scheme the deep well by UNHCR/MRRD. The work on establishment of the water pipe scheme, elevated water reservoir and generator room is on going. .