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Distro - Nepal's Fragile Peace 

Jonas Bendiksen 

Nepal stands before a historic crossroads. April 2006 saw the end of a ten-year Maoist insurgency, which nearly wrecked the Himalayan country. The civil war between the communist rebels and the Kathmandu-based government killed over 12,000 people, shattered countless thousands of families, and created tens of thousands internally displaced people.


The spring 2006 revolution brought a new alliance between Nepal's democratic political parties and the Maoists, toppling the rule of King Gyenendra, who had assumed total political power over the country. The Maoists joined the political mainstream,... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Guerillas during morning exercises... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Early morning roll call at a cantonment... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Early morning roll call at a cantonment... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Female guerillas during morning... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Maoist guerillas passing the time... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Maoist guerillas passing the time... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Cantonment camp for Maoist guerillas... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Cooking in a cantonment camp for... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Female guerillas during morning... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. Overviews of Kathmandu, seen from an... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. On the 19th of March, thousands of business... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. Near Patan Durban Square, a poster reveals... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. Devi SUNUWAR, the mother of Maina Sunuwar,... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. Devi SUNUWAR, the mother of Maina Sunuwar,... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. Near Kathmandu's airport, a makeshift... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. Near Kathmandu's airport, a makeshift... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. Near Kathmandu's airport, a makeshift... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. In central Kathmandu, hundreds of motorcyclists... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. Evening scene in central Kathmandu. 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. Singha Durbar, the Nepali parliament,... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. Street scene at Ason Chowk in central... 

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NEPAL. Libang. 2007. The headquarter of Rolpa District, the town... 

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NEPAL. Libang. 2007. Boys playing pool at a local hangout. The... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. An electricity company worker working... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. A satellite dish that was never... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. In the Maoist heartlands, on a newly... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. At a newly established police post... 

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NEPAL. Tabang. 2007. In the village of Tabang, in the traditional... 

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NEPAL. Tabang. 2007. In the village of Tabang, in the traditional... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. In the village of Koijabang, in... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007.In the village of Koijabang, in Rolpa... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. In the village of Koijabang, in... 

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NEPAL. Libang. 2007. Electrical blackout in the headquarter of... 

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NEPAL. Libang. 2007. The headquarter of Rolpa District, the town... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Jun Kumari Rokka (39) and Bhabisya... 

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NEPAL. Libang. 2007. The headquarter of Rolpa District, the... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Near Tabang village, in the district... 

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NEPAL. Rolpa District. 2007. Near Tabang village, in the district... 

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NEPAL. Libang. 2007. The headquarter of Rolpa District, the... 

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NEPAL. Terai. 2007. Near Nepalgunj, a view of the Terai, the... 

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NEPAL. Udarapur village. 2007. Although they made significant... 

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NEPAL. Udarapur village. 2007. A Madhesi man. Madhesis are the... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. At Ratna Park, the Maoists organised... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. At Ratna Park, the Maoists organised... 

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NEPAL. Kathmandu. 2007. The Maoist supreme leader Comrade Prachanda... 
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