According to the Agence France Presse, Jolie stayed to meet with hundreds of refugees for two days. The actress then capped her visit by calling on to the international community for more actions reintegrating former exiles into the Afghan society.
"The focus needs to be put now on reintegration and that means not just putting up shelter but making sure there is water, job opportunities, a school for the children and medical clinics," Jolie was quoted by the AFP as saying in a statement released by the UN agency.
Citing the UNHCR, the AFP said that millions of Afghans have returned to the country in the last ten years. An estimated 5.5 million people are reportedly back to the war-torn country since the Taliban was overpowered by the US-led invasion in 2002.
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The war in 2002 had killed hundreds of Afghans and displaced millions of others who sought refuge in Iran and Pakistan. But with their arrival after almost a decade, the population of Afghanistan has shown an increase by 20-percent.
Johnny Depp Calls Jolie "Shockingly Great Mother"
Johnny Depp has praised his fellow superstar Angelina Jolie's "shockingly great" parenting skills, saying he would "probably be in prison" if he had to cope with as much as her.
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"She is such a versatile, wonderful person who can portray anything. She is a down to earth, clever, funny, woman and shockingly great mother. She is very calm even if she's surrounded by paparazzi. I don't know what I would do. I could've been in prison by now!"
The 47-year-old star - who has been in a relationship with French actress-and-singer Vanessa Paradis since 1998 - also joked that he "can't remember" the intimate scenes he shot with Jolie in The Tourist.
"I didn't tell my family that I was shooting the film. I can't remember, I wasn't in it, I didn't take the role and this film doesn't exist. Angelina who? I can't remember her name, so I'm clean," said Depp.