U.N. says 1.4 mln people displaced in Pakistan valley

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Source: Reuters

U.N. says 1.4 mln people displaced in Pakistan valley

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The number of people displaced by fighting in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley has risen to more than 1.4 million, U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes said on Monday.

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He said extra financial resources were urgently needed to deal with the situation and that the United Nations would soon launch an emergency appeal for hundreds of millions of dollars to cover the costs of the refugees over the next 12 months.

Pakistan's government on Sunday urged people stranded by a military offensive against Taliban militants in Swat, an alpine beauty spot 80 miles (130 km) northwest of Islamabad, to try to get out.

Many civilians are believed to still be inside Mingora, the main town in Swat, after the army launched an offensive more than a week ago to stop the spread of Taliban influence.

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[msongs]

1. or maybe give each refugee the means to go back and fight the taliban? imagine, - 1.4 million

against a few thousand talibans.

Msongs

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