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A boy, who was fleeing a military offensive against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, stands waiting for his family at a registration point for internally displaced persons in Dera Ismail Khan
23 Oct 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A boy, who was fleeing a military offensive against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, stands waiting for his family at a registration point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province October 23, 2009. More than 100,000 civilians have fled the area of South Waziristan, with about 32,000 leaving since October 13, the United Nations said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN CONFLICT SOCIETY)
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Soldiers patrol on the streets of Peshawar October 29, 2009, one day after a car bomb ripped through a crowded market killing 105 people in Pakistan's city of Peshawar on Wednesday ...




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