Sexy mom Angelina Jolie, in her capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for UN refugee agency, has appealed for greater support to returning Afghan refugees who are facing an imminent harsh winter.
Angelina Jolie pleaded the cause for these refugees after a three-day visit to the war-torn country which was aimed at raising awareness for reintegration of refugees ahead of an international conference in Kabul.
During her trip, the celebrity visited recent returnees in the eastern province of Nangarhar, where almost 20% of all Afghans who returned to the homeland have settled since 2002.
These people are living on desolate, desert land in tattered tents and makeshift shelters. They revealed that they could not return to their places of origin due to a lack of land and poor security.
Angelina Jolie said: "The courage, resilience and quiet dignity of returnee families rebuilding their lives against the kind of adversity few of us can imagine shows the human spirit at its best."
Angelina Jolie also visited families in Kabul who had returned from Pakistan in 2003 but have still been unable to go back to their home villages.
The families have been squatting in public buildings in Kabul for several years due to a lack of available land in Parwan (their home province), insecurity and unemployment problems.
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