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The army has driven back the Taliban from parts of Swat and Buner, but refugees returning to their homes after a long and difficult journey find little more than rubble. — Photos by Emilio Morenatti/AP

Villagers walk through the rubble left in the wake of an air-raid to drive the Taliban out of Sultanwas village in Buner.

Fleeing Dir

Local residents flee from troubled region in Lower Dir.
Mingora: Troubled times continue

Bloodied corpses are still turning up on streets as Swat Valley struggles to move on.
Palestinian refugees’ life in Lebanon
IDPs in Karachi: 'I have no where to go'

Dawn.com meets IDPs in Karachi who recently arrived from Swat and Buner.

Fleeing Dir

Local residents flee from troubled region in Lower Dir.
Mingora: Troubled times continue

Bloodied corpses are still turning up on streets as Swat Valley struggles to move on.
Palestinian refugees’ life in Lebanon
IDPs in Karachi: 'I have no where to go'

Dawn.com meets IDPs in Karachi who recently arrived from Swat and Buner.