Angelina Jolie breaks down in Afghanistan

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Angelina Jolie broke down in tears on her first visit to Afghanistan after witnessing the plight of refugees who've returned home.

The Changeling star spent last Wednesday and Thursday visiting poverty-hit families living in squalor in Nangarhar and Kabul.

Jolie said: 'Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001 more than five million Afghans have returned home. Afhanistan has been struggling to absorb these massive returns.

'These families have been displaced for more than 30 years and many of them face difficulties including food, shelter and basic services such as healthcare and education.'

She added: 'They have suffered so much yet they remain gracious. 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.'

Angelina left her six-strong brood at home in Berlin with partner Brad Pitt to travel to Afghanistan in her role as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

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Monday 27 October 2008

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Angelina is beautiful, smart and has a great heart. She reminds me of Princess Diana!
Comment by carolyn h on October 27 23:27

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