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Pakistan begins to issue new refugee cards to Afghan, UN confirms

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Afghan refugees sit outside their tent in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Syria: UN officials urge political solution to crisis, greater efforts to ease civilian suffering

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A Syrian refugee family in southern Turkey, where more than 20,000 people have fled to so far in...

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In Ukraine, UN envoy discusses efforts to restore stability amid current crisis

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The remains of burnt vehicles following the recent demonstrations in Kiev, Ukraine. (February 2014).

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Obama Warns Karzai on Post-2014 Troop Presence

President Obama called Afghan President Karzai on Tuesday to reiterate that there will be no U.S. troop presence on the ground in Afghanistan unless the Afghan government signs a bilateral security agreement.

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