1.   The land being offered is in Gujarat, where the displaced villagers will have to face the hostility of the local people.

2.   Also included are grants to encourage displaced Kurdish villagers to return to their homes.

3.   An end to the fighting would allow hundreds of displaced villagers to go home.

4.   Basilan Governor Wahab Akbar sent social workers to schools, where the displaced villagers fled, to check the health of villagers, especially children.

5.   Displaced villagers received meager compensation for the land they had lost, however the dam project went ahead, despite intense international pressure.

6.   Defense Secretary Orlando Mercado also flew to Mindanao to bring rice and relief goods to displaced villagers, officials said.

7.   He had also heard of other threats being made against thousands of displaced villagers who have fled their homes to escape earlier attacks.

8.   The displaced villagers will now be dependent on friends, relatives or external assistance in Kabul.

9.   The military confirmed the withdrawal, saying police remain in the area to enforce laws and help displaced villagers return home.

10.   Villagers accuse troops of firing on displaced villagers making their way to a refugee camp.