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In FY 2009, the United States resettled just 328 refugees from Afghanistan.

By contrast, the U. S. admitted more than 100, 000 Vietnamese refugees for resettlement during the Vietnam War.

On the other hand, over five million Afghan refugees were repatriated in the last decade, including many who were forcefully deported from NATO countries.

This large return of Afghans may have helped the nation's economy but the country still remains one of the poorest in the world due to the decades of war, lack of foreign investment, ongoing government corruption and the Pakistani-backed Taliban insurgency.

The United States also accuses neighboring Iran of providing small level of support to the Taliban insurgents.

According to a report by the United Nations, the Taliban and other militants were responsible for 76 % of civilian casualties in 2009, 75 % in 2010 and 80 % in 2011.