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Man carries a tent after receiving it from distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan
01 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A man, who was fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, carries a tent after receiving it from a distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 1, 2009. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by an army offensive against Taliban militants in South Waziristan. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)
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A boy sells cotton candy in front of hundreds of men who were fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, as they wait for handouts at a distribution point for internally ...




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