Did You Know that the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan by the United States and its NATO allies produced 5.3 million refugees (a quarter of the entire population), left 72% of Afghans in poverty and rendered Afghans the saddest people in the world.
On this day, in 2001, the first peacekeeping forces from the UK and the US entered Afghanistan to assist the country in recovering after decades of war. After 20 years of occupation, amid ongoing insecurity and unrest, when these forces withdrew from Afghanistan, they chose to use a large aircraft solely for a dog instead of aiding Afghan refugees.
