Internet Research: Refining the Plight of Middle Eastern Refugees(cont)

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The War on Terror and its Fallout

After the September 11^th attacks in 2001 the United States began to assault perceived bastions of terrorism and terrorist supporters. While leading a coalition of other NATO countries the United States began an invasion of Afghanistan. Subsequently the invasion has led to millions of Afghani refugees that have been displaced, most of who have gone to Iran. This graph from the United States Center for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI),

Shows how nearly 3 million Afghanis have been displaced and are living in Iran or Pakistan as of December 31, 2007. This graph taken from the BBC shows the key locations of Afghan refugees that have been displaced since 2001.

The majority of these IDP’s live in refugee camps that are denoted on the above map by blue boxes with the letter “R” in the center. Much like the Iranians and Palestinians the specific locations of Afghanis within the United States are difficult to find but will be provided later in the study. Further analysis of the refugee camps, their effects and how they tie into the historical discourse of American foreign policy; exemplified on a microcosmic level by the political history of the Bay Area, specifically as it represents the history of U.S. immigration policy.