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VIIIOther groupsor peopleof concernUNHCR extended itsproteCTION or assistanceactivities to individualswhom it considers “ofconcern” but who do not fallinto any of the above population categories.These activities were based onhumanitarian or other special grounds,and included asylum-seekers rejected byStates but whom UNHCR deemed to bein need of humanitarian assistance orotherwise of concern to the Office.The number of people in this categorytripled from 412,000 at the startof 2010 to more than 1.2 million at yearend. The increase was primarily due tothe inclusion of 838,000 people in Afghanistan.These people were formerrefugees who returned to Afghanistanprior to 2010 but who had not beenable to reintegrate due to, among otherreasons, a difficult economic situation,a lack of comprehensive reintegrationmeasures, and security concerns. Manyof these individuals continued to benefitfrom UNHCR’s assistance. •UNHCR / J. Tanner30 UNHCR Global Trends 2010