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IDP's En Route to Swat Valley

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01/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125120
02/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125121
03/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125122
04/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125123
05/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125124
06/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125125
07/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125126
08/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125127
09/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125129
10/13
Caption
Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125130
11/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125132
12/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125133
13/13
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Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home. The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region. The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station. Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.
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  • IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125121
  • IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125122
  • IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125123
  • IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125124
  • IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125125
  • IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125126
  • IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125127
  • IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125129
  • IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125130
  • IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125132
  • IDPs En Route to Swat Valley125133

Families returning home to Swat Valley, Pakistan on August 19th 2009. Earlier this year the Pakistani army bombarded the region to oust possible Taliban sentiments in the region.

Refugees from the Swat Valley that were instructed to flee the region are on the way home.

The mainly ethnic Pashtuns left their homes in the picturesque Swat valley this year after the Pakistani government was pressured by America to contain possible Taliban in the region.

The refugees or IDP's (internally displaced people) sit with their belongings and wait for the bus at Karachi bus station.

Roughly "1200 internally displaced people departed on a 20-hour journey to their villages from the southern seaport Karachi on Sunday", stated a government official overlooking the repatriation process.

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