Girls smile amongst supporters of Muttahida Quami Movement political party during a rally to demonstrate the solidarity to their leader Altaf Hussain in Karachi, Pakistan

Eternally displaced: Afghanistan’s escalating crisis

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In 2016 the conflict - a continued battle for control between beleaguered Afghan forces and both ISIS and the Taliban - has led to unprecedented levels of displacement, with 1.5 million internally-displaced and 3 million refugees. Almost 1 million people, half of whom are children, have already returned from Iran and Pakistan. At least half a million more are expected to return this year, despite a starkly deteriorating economic, political and security situation within the country.