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VOICES FROM THE FIELDTHE IRC BLOG
Pakistan: Going home could be deadly
Photo: REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood, courtesy www.AlertNet.org
Even as thousands of displaced Pakistani families head home to the Swat district, thousands more are still fleeing violence elsewhere in the country’s volatile northwest, according to International Rescue Committee witnesses.
"The crisis in Pakistan is far from over," says Mike Young, the IRC's Pakistan country representative. It is likely that the Taliban haven't been cleared out. We have heard many stories of displaced families returning home only to have members killed by the Taliban."
You can read the latest news from Pakistan in this special report.
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