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Millions have been displaced from their homes and many are seeking shelter in some 27 camps

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A Pakistani family displaced from Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley is seen in their makeshift house in Jalozai refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan on July 1. Pakistan's army has been battling militants in the Swat Valley, driving some two million civilians from their homes.Mohammad Sajjad

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An internally displaced man, who fled a military offensive in the Swat valley region, loads his horse and other belongings to return to Buner district from the UNHCR Yar Hussain camp in Swabi district, located about 120 km northwest of Islamabad on June 29.FAISAL MAHMOOD

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A Pakistani man holds his granddaughter suffering from dehydration and a fever in a medical tent on June 16 in Chota Lahore relief camp in Swabi, Pakistan.Paula Bronstein

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Internally displaced children, who fled a military offensive in the Swat valley region, play on a pile of bricks at the UNHCR Yar Hussain camp in Swabi district.FAISAL MAHMOOD

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A Pakistani displaced family from Buner carry their belongings as they arrive at the Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan on June 22.EMILIO MORENATTI

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An internally displaced girl, who fled a military offensive in the Swat valley region, transports water back to her family tent at the UNHCR Yar Hussain camp on June 30.FAISAL MAHMOOD

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Pakistani displaced women from Swat valley sit on their unfolded tents after their arrival in the Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan on June 17.EMILIO MORENATTI

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Internally displaced children play in front of their tents at a the Shah Mansoor refugee camp on July 1.Daniel Berehulak

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Displaced people from Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley wait in a queue for food in Jalozai refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan on July 1.Mohammad Sajjad

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Internally displaced children look on as they recite the Arabic alphabet at a Madrassa at a the Shah Mansoor refugee camp on July 1 in Swabi District, Pakistan.Daniel Berehulak

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