The war and the common man

Dawn.com Published October 18, 2011
A Pakistani labourer transports empty tin containers of cooking oil on his bicycle at a road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. ? AP
A Pakistani labourer transports empty tin containers of cooking oil on his bicycle at a road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. ? AP
An Afghan man looks on while walking in the old city of Kabul, Afghanistan. ? AP
An Afghan man looks on while walking in the old city of Kabul, Afghanistan. ? AP
Afghan Mohammed Aziz, 68, prepares food for his customers, at his restaurant in the old city of Kabul, Afghanistan. ? AP
Afghan Mohammed Aziz, 68, prepares food for his customers, at his restaurant in the old city of Kabul, Afghanistan. ? AP
Workers repair a used carpet at a workshop in Peshawar, Pakistan. ? AP
Workers repair a used carpet at a workshop in Peshawar, Pakistan. ? AP
Children from displaced families play in Islamabad's slums. ? AP
Children from displaced families play in Islamabad's slums. ? AP
Children chat as they sit on a grave at a cemetery in Kabul. ? Reuters
Children chat as they sit on a grave at a cemetery in Kabul. ? Reuters
Afghan men change currency from money traders in a street in Kabul, Afghanistan. ? AP
Afghan men change currency from money traders in a street in Kabul, Afghanistan. ? AP
A man casts a net to catch fish at Karachi's China Creek. ? Reuters
A man casts a net to catch fish at Karachi's China Creek. ? Reuters
Pakistani women carry water in pots to their homes at dusk in Islamabad. ? AP
Pakistani women carry water in pots to their homes at dusk in Islamabad. ? AP

Attacks continue across the Pak-Afghan border and the governments of the two neighbouring countries continue to play the blame game, repair relations and restore trust. However, the impact of this war remains most obvious on the common man who continues to work his way around the insecurities and obstacles brought by this war against militancy.

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