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Photos: Fleeing fr war, old man's makeshift home near mountains; vendor naps by bike full of crafts; overloaded trucks in water

By WcP.Story.Teller - Posted on 29 September 2009

National Geographic Photo of the Day: Fleeing the war in Afghanistan, an elderly man set up a temporary home within sight of the Afghan mountains he loved.

A Pakistani vendor takes a nap beside his bicycle carrying colour handicrafts at a roadside in Islamabad.

Pakistani refugees

Photos courtesy of National Geographic, Qureshi/Getty, and Flickr

Original Source: National Geographic and NY Daily News

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