U.N. Feeds Afghan Refugees in Camp
The U.N. World Food Program began distributing emergency aid for the first time to tens of thousands of Afghan refugees at a squalid camp in northwestern Pakistan.
U.N. food agency spokesman Khaled Mansour said 650 tons of food would be given to about 70,000 residents of Jalozai camp.
Jalozai is at the center of a row between Pakistani officials and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. Already home to more than 2 million refugees, Pakistan refuses to accept more, citing security concerns and a lack of resources.
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