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U.N. seeks aid for Pakistanis; bomb kills six
Fri May 22, 2009 10:53am EDT
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United Nations launched an appeal on Friday for $543 million for more than 2 million people displaced by fighting in northwest Pakistan, where officials said villagers were turning against the Taliban.
The military launched an offensive this month in the picturesque Swat Valley and neighboring districts to stop the spread of a Taliban insurgency that had raised fears for nuclear-armed Pakistan's future.
Officials have warned that the militants might try to strike back. A car bomb which exploded outside a cinema in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday killed six people and wounded about 75, hospital officials said.
There was no claim of responsibility.
The United Nations has warned of a long-term humanitarian crisis and called for massive aid for nearly 1.7 million people displaced by the offensive and about 555,000 people forced from their homes by earlier fighting in the region.
"The scale of this displacement is extraordinary in terms of size and speed and has caused incredible suffering," said Martin Mogwanja, the acting U.N. humanitarian coordinator, in launching the "flash appeal."
"We require a total $543 million assistance until the end of December this year," Mogwanja told diplomats and reporters.
The appeal came a day after donors promised $224 million, including $110 million from the United States. The government has warned the militants could exploit a failure to help.
The United States, which sees Pakistan as vital to its plan to defeat al Qaeda and bring stability in Afghanistan, has applauded Pakistani resolve to fight what some U.S. leaders have called an "existential threat" to the country.
Even if the Pakistani military defeats the Taliban quickly and people can go home soon, they will need help for months because their crops are rotting in the fields, aid officials say.
Pakistan could face greater turmoil in the months ahead.
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said on Thursday a U.S. military offensive in southern Afghanistan could push Taliban fighters into Pakistan.
The United States is pouring thousands of extra troops into Afghanistan this year to try to reverse gains by a resurgent Taliban, particularly in its southern heartland.
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