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The Abyei Boys' School, destroyed in 2011, was renovated by the International Organization for Migration. It is one of the few schools currently functioning in Abyei.
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Albino Deng, the Abyei Hospital Deputy Administrator, walks through buildings that once provided housing for clergy at the heavily damaged Catholic Church, located near the hospital. Though roofless, the church still hosts Sunday services.
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Cattle are the lifeblood of both the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya. Thousands of cattle were stolen and/or killed during attacks on Abyei, but gradually, herds of livestock are returning.
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Deng Chol in his shop near the UNISFA compound. Few items other than sugar, tea, salt and bread are available. But as more Ngok Dinka return to the region and road conditions improve, shop keepers like Chol hope business will pickup soon.
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The mosque in Abyei Town was one of the few buildings left unscathed during the 2008 and 2011 attacks. However, after the killing of Ngok Dinka Paramount Chief Kuol Deng Kuol in May, enraged Ngok Dinka youth destroyed it.
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Rainy season road conditions make access by vehicle to Abyei extremely challenging. Aid workers say it is not uncommon to get stuck and even sleep overnight in their vehicles while waiting for another passing truck to offer help with a winch or tow-out.
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The bridge over the River Kiir, in the southern half of Abyei, was destroyed by bombs during the 2011 SAF invasion of Abyei. It has since been. Here, a man uses nets to catch fish under the bridge.
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Football is a reminder for school children that life goes on in Abyei, despite the intense and often violent tug-of-war between adults over the region's final status.
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Football is a passion in South Sudan. In Agok, hundreds of school children lined a rain-soaked field to watch a pair of rival club teams play against each other.
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During the rainy season, road passage to Abyei is inadvisable due to mud and water that often reaches over the headlights. Still, aid workers often brave the harrowing, bumpy, 38 kilometer trip from Agok to Abyei to reach residents in need.
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A new, ramshackle market has sprung up across from the UNISFA base in Abyei. The location was chosen due to its proximity to armed peacekeepers, who traders hope will provide protection in the event further conflict breaks out in Abyei.
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Nyankir Matat, a midwife at Abyei Hospital, shops for bread. Matat is one of few trained medical personnel working at the hospital, but babies are once again being born there.
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Road into Abyei. These men decided to roll up their pant cuffs and "go footing" after their pickup got stuck in soupy mud on the road just south of the main gate into Abyei from the south.
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Soldiers with UNISFA patrol the Agok air strip. Though just a dirt scar in the surrounding wetlands, the airstrip has seen a spike in air traffic, with at least 90 mostly small, chartered planes bringing returnees home for the referendum.
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This young boy walked into Abyei from the south, wearing an adult's much-too-large shoes. He likely was sent on an errand into town by family members camping near the UNISFA compound.
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Staff singing at the renovated hospital in Abyei. Though not 100% operational, the hospital is again receiving patients and is slowly becoming restocked with essential goods. A small staff of trained medical personnel are again working in the hospital.
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"Peace for All" sign hangs outside at the Abyei gate. The gate is manned by Ethiopian soldiers who are part of the U.N.'s peacekeeping force. They monitor vehicles and traffic in and out of the town to ensure nobody is attempting to bring in weapons.
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A Ngok Dinka woman holds a cross, one of the few remaining artifacts left inside a looted, damaged Catholic church in Abyei Town. The town's mosque has also been destroyed.
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Men smoke hookahs inside Deng Chol's shop at the new Abyei market. The new market was built across the street from the UNISFA compound for safety reasons. Though few items are available, people still gather in the market to share news, smoke and take tea.
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The mosque in Abyei Town was destroyed by Ngok Dinka youth in May following the killing of their paramount chief, who once forbade its destruction even though nearly all other buildings in town were damaged during previous conflicts.
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This young girl outside the recently renovated Abyei Hospital seemed very happy to be done with her appointment there.
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Father Karlo Kuol at the gate of Abyei Annunciation Church in Agok. Father Karlo said it is time for Ngok Dinka to return to the land and try to re-establish their lives after successive mass displacements in 2008 and 2011. He said he understands the comm