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ALEXANDRA BOULAT/VII FOR TIME


Caught in the Crossfire
Afghan civilians and refugees are the unfortunate victims of the war between the U.S. and the Taliban


Afghan refugees run into Pakistan through an open field adjacent to the Chaman border crossing. Afghan refugees and traders who had been kept from entering Pakistan rushed past the border post, prompting Pakistani border police officers to fire shots in an effort to contain the crowd. Thousands have crossed into Pakistan at this border post fleeing U.S.-led bombing.

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