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Refugee Situation in Pakistan Grim
Monday, October 01, 2001
(4:02 AM ET) (8:02 GMT)
By Mike Chinoy / CNN Senior Asia Correspondent

The graver humanitarian crisis right now is on the other side of the border inside Afghanistan, where it's estimated that between 4 million and 5 million people have already been badly affected by drought and food shortages that predate the event of September 11.

PESHWAR, Pakistan -- CNN
The first U.N. emergency airlift of supplies for Afghan refugees in Pakistan has arrived as thousands continue fleeing the country, fearing a U.S. strike. The sudden increase in refugees has created a potential crisis along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. CNN anchor Bill Hemmer spoke Sunday with CNN Senior Asia Correspondent Mike Chinoy, who is in Peshawar, Pakistan.
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I would venture that the majority of the population is probably without any identification papers whatsoever,
Dan