Desperate refugees press into Pakistan
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Desperate refugees press into Pakistan |
| Pakistan officials said 10,000 to 15,000 people are caught at the border at Chaman in south eastern Afghanistan, after a sudden surge of refugees apparently fleeing US-led attacks.
Pakistan has so far refused to open the border, forcing refugees to wait in a 200-metre strip of no-man's-land between the two countries.
But in a sign of increasing desperation, several hundred refugees fought their way past border guards on Monday, crossing into Pakistan territory. The BBC's Clive Myrie reports from Peshawar. |
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World Food Programme spokesperson Michael Huggins: "The food situation inside Afghanistan is quite desperate at the moment" |
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Aid rushed to stranded Afghans |
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