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  5. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) tours on March 21, 2010 a UN-funded housing project for Palestinians who lost their homes in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis during the 2008-2009 Israeli offensive. Ban crossed into Gaza in the morning, expressing solidarity with the plight of the Palestinians and urging an end to an Israeli blockade of the Hamas-run territory. The UN chief said the blockade caused 'unacceptable sufferings' during his second visit to the impoverished coastal enclave since the 22-day Gaza War ended in January 2009.
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  8. An Afghan policeman keeps watch during the celebration of the Afghan New Year (Nawruz) in Kabul March 21, 2010. Afghanistan uses the Persian calendar which runs from the vernal equinox. The calendar takes as its start date the time when the Prophet Mohammad moved from Mecca to Medina in 621 AD. The current Persian year is 1389.
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