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Women and children sit on by a road, while fleeing from a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, on the outskirts of Bannu located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Women and children sit by a road, while fleeing from a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, on the outskirts of Bannu located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province January 28, 2014. Thousands of villagers have fled their homes in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, fearing a major military operation by armed forces after they said dozens of people had been killed in air strikes targeting Islamist militants earlier this month. REUTERS/Zahid Mohammad (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
Janat Bibi, 90, who fled with her family from a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, takes refuge at her relative's house on the outskirts of Bannu
Janat Bibi, 90, who fled with her family from a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, takes refuge at her relative's house on the outskirts of Bannu located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province January 28, 2014. Thousands of villagers have fled their homes in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, fearing a major military operation by armed forces after they said dozens of people had been killed in air strikes targeting Islamist militants earlier this month. REUTERS/Zahid Mohammad (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Two-year-old Layba, who fled with her family from a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, cries while her brother carries her at a government school building on the outskirts of Bannu
Two-year-old Layba, who fled with her family from a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, cries while her brother carries her at a government school building on the outskirts of Bannu located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province January 28, 2014. Thousands of villagers have fled their homes in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, fearing a major military operation by armed forces after they said dozens of people had been killed in air strikes targeting Islamist militants earlier this month. REUTERS/Zahid Mohammad (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
Janat Bibi, 90, who fled with her family from a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, takes refuge at her relative's house on the outskirts of Bannu
Janat Bibi, 90, who fled with her family from a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, takes refuge at her relative's house on the outskirts of Bannu located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province January 28, 2014. Thousands of villagers have fled their homes in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, fearing a major military operation by armed forces after they said dozens of people had been killed in air strikes targeting Islamist militants earlier this month. REUTERS/Zahid Mohammad (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
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