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A man offers water to children fleeing military offensive against Pakistani militants in North Waziristan, sit in vehicle with their family while entering in Bannu
A man (L) offers water to the children fleeing the military offensive against the Pakistani militants in North Waziristan, sit in vehicle with their family while entering in Bannu, located in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province June 18, 2014. After months of dithering, Pakistan's army has launched an offensive against Taliban insurgents near the border with Afghanistan but the tough terrain, a potentially hostile local population, and risk of revenge attacks in heartland cities could be more difficult to conquer than the militants. Pakistan announced on Sunday it was sending ground forces, artillery and helicopter gunships to the remote, mountainous tribal region of North Waziristan in a long-awaited military operation designed to eliminate the al Qaeda-linked insurgents. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A girl drinks her juice as she sits with her family and goat after fleeing the military offensive against the Pakistani militants in North Waziristan
A girl drinks her juice as she sits with her family and goat after fleeing the military offensive against the Pakistani militants in North Waziristan, while entering in Bannu, located in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province June 18, 2014. After months of dithering, Pakistan's army has launched an offensive against Taliban insurgents near the border with Afghanistan but the tough terrain, a potentially hostile local population, and risk of revenge attacks in heartland cities could be more difficult to conquer than the militants. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez (PAKISTAN - Tags: ANIMALS POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Children fleeing military offensive against Pakistani militants in North Waziristan, sit in vehicle with family while entering in Bannu, located in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Children fleeing the military offensive against the Pakistani militants in North Waziristan, sit in a vehicle with their family while entering in Bannu, located in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province June 18, 2014. After months of dithering, Pakistan's army has launched an offensive against Taliban insurgents near the border with Afghanistan but the tough terrain, a potentially hostile local population, and risk of revenge attacks in heartland cities could be more difficult to conquer than the militants. Pakistan announced on Sunday it was sending ground forces, artillery and helicopter gunships to the remote, mountainous tribal region of North Waziristan in a long-awaited military operation designed to eliminate the al Qaeda-linked insurgents. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez (PAKISTAN - Tags: TRANSPORT CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)