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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 IDPs in Dera Ismail Khan
10 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
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 displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province November 10, 2009. The Pakistani Taliban have started a guerrilla war against the army and will wage a tough, protracted fight in the insurgents' South Waziristan stronghold, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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