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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 11:06 PM
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Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan
Source: BBC

By Alastair Leithead
BBC News, Kabul

Thousands of Pakistanis have fled into Afghanistan with the security situation deteriorating in Pakistan's tribal regions over the past week.

Hundreds of families, comprising some 6,000 mainly women and children, have been crossing the border.

The UN refugee agency says clashes between Pakistan's Shia and Sunni groups have forced people to flee.

It is the first time so many people have crossed this way as for years it was Afghans fleeing fighting.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7174294.stm
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Mojorabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 11:15 PM
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1. Well that is not good news
I am hoping Pakistan stabilizes.
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 12:18 AM
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2. Civil war is very ugly
and this will also destabilize India

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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 12:32 AM
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3. Our special ops are in the tribal regions.
This is a consequence of that presence.
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malletgirl02 Donating Member (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 04:52 PM
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4. instability in Pakistan
If people are fleeing into Afghanistan things must be pretty bad.
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 04:57 PM
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5. How bad do things have to be to flee to AFGHANISTAN???
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bahrbearian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 05:44 PM
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6. In the winter, no less.
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DemCam Donating Member (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 07:22 PM
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7. Just what I was trying to imagine.
Was reminded of the scene from the Kite Runner... but in the opposite direction.
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ohio2007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 08:30 PM
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8. Eight peace-seeking tribal elders shot dead in Pakistan ( pretty bad )
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All the attacks happened in South Waziristan, a mountainous region close to Afghanistan where al-Qaida and Taliban militants are known to operate. The suspected insurgents killed three of the men in a market in Wana, the region's main town, while the other five were killed in attacks on their homes, the security official said.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/pakistan/Story/0,,2236625,00.html

Maybe the people fleeing were Bhutto supporters?

nawww.. not if they lived along the Afghan border.

Benazir was willing to be bushco's lapdog if things would have panned out tomorrow as they were scheduled
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