As the world focuses on the Ukraine crisis and people fleeing their homes because of war, a new report from @IOMAfghanistan about displaced Afghans got almost no attention. The survey tells two dramatic stories about war and its aftermath. 🧵1/ 
@IOMAfghanistan The first thing that leaps off the page is the good news. The conclusion of major conflict in Afghanistan has allowed an unprecedented number of Afghans to return home after fleeing war. Millions of people are going back to their villages. 2/
@IOMAfghanistan Of course the bad news is reflected in the staggering number of Afghans now fleeing abroad, many of them departing as a result of the economic collapse that followed the Taliban takeover. 3/
@IOMAfghanistan Full report here: displacement.iom.int/reports/afghan…
p.s. check out the haunting images and stories from @cegoldbaum and @kianahayeri on the same topic today: nytimes.com/2022/03/08/wor…
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