[Islamabad, December 1. Image via Getty]

A girl holds up her dress to avoid getting it dirty as she walks down a narrow street at a slum in Islamabad on December 1, 2009. The South Waziristan offensive have sparked a wave of retaliatory suicide bombings by the Taliban, with more than 430 people killed in Pakistan in the past two months. AFP PHOTO/ Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)

[Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan; October 30. Image via Getty]

A Pakistani NGO employee (R) checks the papers of internally displaced tribeswomen, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, outside an aid distribution point in Dera Ismail Khan on October 30, 2009. Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heard advice from Pakistani elders, wrapping up a diplomatic visit overshadowed by an outburst against the government over Al-Qaeda and a devastating attack. Clinton has focused on trying to strengthen the civilian government and counter rising public anti-Americanism, but has been frustrated by fears that a 7.5 billion dollar non-military aid bill violates Pakistan's sovereignty. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM (Photo credit should read FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images)

[Rawalpindi, October 25. Image via Getty]

A Pakistani woman holds a baby and firewood as she walk in a slum in Rawalpindi, on the outskirts of capital Islamabad, on October 25, 2009. The insurgency-hit country is fearing fresh attacks in a month that has left around 185 people dead as troops pressed a major offensive against Taliban networks. AFP PHOTO/ Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)

[Rawalpindi, October 22. Image via Getty]

A Pakistani girl lookS out from a window of her homr in Rawalpindi, on the outskirts of Islamabad on October 22, 2009. The insurgency-hit country is fearing fresh attacks in a month that has left around 185 people dead as troops pressed a major offensive against Taliban networks. AFP PHOTO/ Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)

[Lahore, October 20. Image via Getty]

CORRECTING LOCATION Pakistani Punjab University students protest terrorism at a rally in Lahore on October 20, 2009. Twin suicide blasts tore through a university campus in Pakistan's capital Islamabad October 20 killing five people, as the military pursued a major anti-Taliban offensive in the lawless northwest. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALI (Photo credit should read Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)

[Rawalpindi, Pakistan; October 18. Image via Getty]

In this picture taken on October 18, 2009, a Pakistani girls peeks out of her house in Rawalpindi, on the outskirts of capital Islamabad. More than 100,000 people have fled South Waziristan, the lawless area on the Afghan border where Pakistan has launched a major ground assault against the Taliban, officials said. AFP PHOTO/ NICOLAS ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)

[Kandahar, October 12. Image via Getty]

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 12: Five-year-old Fatima is held by her mother Sabaro as her daughter recovers from an I.E.D attack where she was hit by shrapnel outside of Kandahar city along the airport road October 12, 2009 Kandahar, Afghanistan. A recent U.N. report has described 2009 as the deadliest year in terms of civilian casualties in Afghanistan ever since the start of the U.S.-led war against Taliban in the country. In his latest report presented to the Pentagon, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. top commander emphasized the need for winning the hearts and minds of the Afghans. The Taliban are now staging suicide attacks and IED blasts in densely populated areas to create a bigger impact as more of Afghan's war wounded hit the headlines. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

[Karachi, September 29. Image via Getty]

An internally displaced Pakistani woman holds her child as she waits for transport at a bus terminal in Karachi to return her home to the Swat Valley region on September 29, 2009. A military offensive forced 1.9 million civilians from their homes. The UN has said 1.65 million people had returned after the government declared the area free of insurgents. In April, Pakistan launched a military offensive against the Taliban in the northwest districts of Buner, Lower Dir and Swat after militants advanced to within 100 kilometres (60 miles) of the capital Islamabad. AFP PHOTO/ASIF HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)

[Dagar, Pakistan; July 16. Image via Getty]

DAGAR, PAKISTAN - JULY 16: A young Pakistani IDP looks out from the window of a bus as she returns to her village of Sultanwas on July 16, 2009 near Dagar in Buner, Pakistan. Thousands of IDPs have started their journey to their homes, under encouragement of the Pakistan government. The Pakistan military is playing a large role in screening returning IDPs and ensuring their safety in the areas that have now been cleared. The village of Sultanwas was the Taliban stronghold in Buner, which according to the Pakistan Military, the scene of a 3 day bloody clash between Pakistan Army and the Taliban. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

[Nowshera, Pakistan; July 13. Image via Getty]

A Pakistani girl displaced by the military operation against the Taliban, watches as families head for transport to return home from the Jalozai Camp in Nowshera on July 13, 2009. Pakistan began bussing home only a limited number of the nearly two million people displaced in its assault on the Taliban with families fearful that peace is not guaranteed. AFP PHOTO/A MAJEED (Photo credit should read A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)

[Swabi, Pakistan; July 9. Image via Getty]

SWABI, PAKISTAN - JULY 09: A young Pakistani girl internally displaced from Swat, sleeps in her mothers arms as she receives treatment for dehydration in the Bahria Town mobile field hospital at the Yar Hussain UNHCR camp in Chota Lahore on July 9, 2009 in Swabi district, Pakistan. Approximately 3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been created as a result of an on-going military operation against the Taliban. Pakistani forces are battling militants in the Swat valley, Lower Dir and Buner. New camps are sprouting up while others continue to grow as people shift away from the city of Mardan where thousands were living with families and schools as the UNHCR and other aid agencies struggle to deal with the needs of so many. The refugees are facing extremely harsh living conditions in the searing heat in over crowded camps. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

[Swabi, Pakistan; July 1. Image via Getty]

SWABI, PAKISTAN - JULY 01: Internally displaced children recite the Koran at a Madrassa in the Shah Mansoor IDP camp on July 1, 2009 in Swabi District, Pakistan. Approximately 3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been created as a result from recent fighting and ongoing military operations against the Taliban. Pakistani forces are battling militants in the Swat valley, Lower Dir and Buner. New camps are sprouting up while others continue to grow as people shift away from the city of Mardan where thousands were living with families and schools as the UNHCR and other aid agencies struggle to deal with the needs of so many. The refugees have fled from Swat, Buner, and Lower Dir facing extremely harsh living conditions in the searing heat in over crowded camps. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

[Swabi, Pakistan; June 29. Image via Getty]

SWABI, PAKISTAN - JUNE 29: A young girl internally displaced from Buner, looks on as another family pack their belongings as they prepare to leave for their homes, from the Yar Hussain UNHCR camp in Chota Lahore on June 29, 2009 in Swabi district, Pakistan. The Pakistan government has urged Internally displaced people from Buner to return to their homes. This plan however has been stalled after a bomb exploded in the Buner district today prompting the area to be closed down, and putting into question the security of the cleared area. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

[Mardan, Pakistan; June 24. Image via Getty]

MARDAN, PAKISTAN - JUNE 24: A mother holds her hand on the forehead of her daughter who is suffering from a fever waiting for a doctor at a special ward for IDP's at the Mardan District hospital on June 24, 2009 in Mardan, Pakistan. Most of the children are getting treated for stomach ailments, diarrhea and dehydration from living at the camps. Over 1.9 million internally displaced persons are living at internally displaced people (IDP) camps as a result from recent fighting and on-going military operations against the Taliban. Pakistani forces battle militants in tribal areas after vowing an full assault on a Taliban chief in the lawless Afghan border region known to be an Al-Qaeda hideout. In the cleared areas such as Buner many families are waiting to return but are currently still waiting for basic facilities like electricity and water before most leave the camps. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

[Buner, Pakistan; June 23. Image via Getty]

BUNER - PAKISTAN - JUNE 23: Pakistani children wait for handouts suring a military sponsored food distribution, during a media visit to the area on June 23, 2009 in Buner district , Pakistan. Over 1.9 million internally displaced persons are living at internally displaced people (IDP) camps as a result from recent fighting and on-going military operations against the Taliban. Pakistani forces battle militants in tribal areas after vowing an full assault on a Taliban chief in the lawless Afghan border region known to be an Al-Qaeda hideout. In the cleared areas such as Buner many families are waiting to return but are currently still waiting for basic facilities like electricity and water before most leave the camps. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

[Jalozai Camp, Pakistan; June 2. Image via Getty]

JALOZAI CAMP, PAKISTAN - JUNE 2: Girls watch through a hole in the kitchen tent to see when the food will be ready June 2, 2009 at Jalozai camp, 15km from Peshawar, Pakistan. According to the NWFP authorities and the UN, at least 3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have now been registered as a result of recent fighting and on-going military operations against the Taliban.The Taliban have fled the Pakistani army's advance on the main town in the Swat Valley, according to the Pakistan military. Refugees have fled from Swat, Buner, and Lower Dir faced with extremely harsh living conditions and searing heat in over-crowded camps. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

[Swabi, Pakistan; June 1. Image via Getty]

SWABI, PAKISTAN - JUNE 1: Pakistani children wait for hours in line for dinner at the Yar Hussain camp June 1, 2009 in Swabi, Pakistan. According to the NWFP authorities and the UN, at least 3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have now been registered as a result from recent fighting and on-going military operations against the Taliban.The Taliban have fled the Pakistani army's advance on the main town in the Swat Valley, according to the Pakistan military. The refugees have fled from Swat, Buner, and Lower Dir facing extremely harsh living conditions in the searing heat in overcrowded camps. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

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[Swabi, Pakistan; May 21. Image via Getty]

SWABI, PAKISTAN - MAY 21: Internally displaced young girls, from the Pakistan Army's offensive against the Taliban in Swat, looks on at the Chota Lahore relief camp on May 21, 2009 in Swabi, Pakistan. Hundreds of thousands of people are believed to be displaced as a result of military operations against the Taliban. Over 150,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP's) having fled Swat, Buner and Lower Dir, face harsh living conditions in relief camps. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)