Last week Angelina Jolie visited Afghanistan for the first time as part of her work with UN Human Rights Campaign to witness the repercussions of the returning refugees to the country. She visited Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan and Kabul. After her return, Angelina spoke about the area's needs, triumphs, and difficulties, but mostly about the people. She 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."
At one point, she was filled with tears after witnessing the refugees' poor living conditions. "When you ask them what they need, they just smile and say, 'Everything,'" Jolie narrates. "They have suffered so much, and yet the Afghan people remain, gracious, open. They have a quiet dignity." Angelina has released a video appeal for increased support of the refugees and the overtaxed land. Her video is moving and delivers important information about the situation. "After seeing real suffering," she tells PEOPLE, "you never complain anymore." The first thing she did after returning home? "Hug the kids." It's a great work you are doing Angelina, great to see!
(Source: people.com, usmagazine.com)
