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Displaced Pakistanis returning to Buner - 05 Jun 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Jun 9 09
Witnessed: 969 times
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Issues: Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Tags: bombing, shelling, Swat valley, taliban, voilence
Pakistan's military says it is making important gains, in its offensive against the Taliban. But tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the fighting in the northwest. Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder exclusively reports on the families returning home to scenes of devastation in Buner, in the Swat valley.
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