Pashtun tribes help secure Afghan border region - 26 Jan 08

  • 12 years ago
Increasing violence in the Northwest of Pakistan has displaced hundreds of families, and many - as we've been reporting - have fled to neighbouring Afghanistan.

They often end up in the Afghan province of Khost.

But among the flow of refugees, local Pashtun tribes are also working to secure the region against Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters.

Zeina Khodr has the final part of her special series from Khost.

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