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May 11, 2009

UN: Hundreds of Thousands Flee Fighting in Pakistan
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The United Nations is estimating at least 360,000 people have fled heavy
fighting in northwest Pakistan, causing the largest displacement crisis
in Pakistan’s history. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
projects that there will soon be one million internally displaced
persons in Pakistan. The refugees are fleeing the Swat Valley, where the
Pakistani military claims it has killed 700 Taliban militants in recent
days.



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