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Afghan refugees in Pakistan hope for peace back home

Afghans in refugee camps in Pakistan's Peshawar wish for peace to return to their home country after the Taliban brought a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan's 20-year war. "If God wills it, the situation in Afghanistan will get better. When the situation improves, all of us Afghan refugees will return home," says one refugee.

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