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Mobile phone data reveal the effects of violence on internal displacement

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We developed a new approach that uses high-frequency mobile phone data to measure internal displacement after violent events. We used this approach to study the impact of violence in Afghanistan, highlighting how patterns of internal displacement depend on the nature of the violence experienced.

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Fig. 1: Map of Afghanistan and displacement estimates.

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This is a summary of: Tai, X. H. et al. Mobile phone data reveal the effects of violence on internal displacement in Afghanistan. Nat. Hum. Behav., https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01336-4 (2022)

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Mobile phone data reveal the effects of violence on internal displacement. Nat Hum Behav 6, 620–621 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01337-3

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