Residents in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley are living in fear of armed Talibans campaigning against the government.
Despite the presence of thousands of troops, the Taliban remains firmly in control of Swat in Pakistan's northwest. Policemen and common people have been beheaded in the streets, men lashed and schools burnt down under Taliban justice.
Some 400 private schools enrolling 40,000 girls have been shut down
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Swat violence threatens to become all-out war - 05 Aug 08
After a week of intense fighting in the Swat Valley, there seems to be no end in sight to the conflict.
Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder has this report on what is close to becoming an all-out war in Pakistan's troubled north.
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