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Forced to fly over Iran, I landed in southern Pakistan and took a coal-fired train to the north.
Forced to fly over Iran, I landed in southern Pakistan and took a coal-fired train to the north.
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Except for the desert scenery and the Islamic moon crescent and star on the locomotive, the train was straight out of Harry Potter.
Except for the desert scenery and the Islamic moon crescent and star on the locomotive, the train was straight out of Harry Potter.
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At the railraod crossings in every town, on the 1,000-mile ride to northwest Pakistan, the majority of the waiting jams were of buggies, horses, and camels.
At the railraod crossings in every town, on the 1,000-mile ride to northwest Pakistan, the majority of the waiting jams were of buggies, horses, and camels.
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As the train chugged across the dusty landscape, I spied more camels and crude nomad tents than anywhere in North Africa.
As the train chugged across the dusty landscape, I spied more camels and crude nomad tents than anywhere in North Africa.
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The Northwest Territory of Pakistan, where I started walking again, was wild, and rugged, and largely lawless.
The Northwest Territory of Pakistan, where I started walking again, was wild, and rugged, and largely lawless.
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Sparsely populated and largely untouched by the modern world, northwest Pakistan was a smugglers haven.
Sparsely populated and largely untouched by the modern world, northwest Pakistan was a smugglers haven.
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It is easy to understand why it is believed the master terrorist Osama bin Laden may be hiding in that area of Pakistan.
It is easy to understand why it is believed the master terrorist Osama bin Laden may be hiding in that area of Pakistan.
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The area was home to nearly 3 million Afghan refugees.  I have to wonder nowadays if I might have met Osama bin Laden while visitng the local tribesmen.
The area was home to nearly 3 million Afghan refugees. I have to wonder nowadays if I might have met Osama bin Laden while visitng the local tribesmen.
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The happy faces and liveliness of the refugee children belied the vicious guerilla war against the Russians some of their fathers and brothers were involved in at the time.
The happy faces and liveliness of the refugee children belied the vicious guerilla war against the Russians some of their fathers and brothers were involved in at the time.
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