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Salaar and Khan are made further insecure by a government campaign to register IDPs in an attempt to identify needs and provide humanitarian assistance.

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Sadly, Salaar and Khan's problems began long before they arrived in Karachi.

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Salaar claims that the commander issued a form and told the men of Bajaur that they would be paid if they filled it out.

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Born and raised in Bajaur's Damadola district, Salaar left his home village seven months ago.

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Even now, Salaar thinks about his late son constantly.

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For Salaar, adjusting to the difference between life in his hometown and this sprawling metropolis has been challenging.

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Even though Khan and Salaar do not explicitly object to Taliban presence in Bajaur, they do not plan to return in the foreseeable future.

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Salaar is one of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled military operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas last August.

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'Apart from Pashtuns, there are also Chechens and Uzbeks, but they are not in any large numbers,' adds Salaar.

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Salaar left Bajaur after his house was destroyed in mortar shelling.

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