Swat Valley stories:
Pakistan Military Kills 17 Militants in Northwest, Tribal Areas
Nov 15th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s soldiers killed 17militants in the tribal region of South Waziristan and northwestSwat Valley during search operations, the military said.
Police return to former Taliban haven
Nov 15th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Police in Swat remain the target of militant attacks
Police are once again visible on the streets of Mingora, the main town in Pakistan's Swat valley. Just months ago many had been driven out of their jobs by Taliban militants.Pakistan Doubles Down Against the Taliban
Oct 31st, 2009 - TIME
It is not the first time Kayani has led an operation against militants. This summer he fought an offshoot of the TTP in the Swat Valley, where a failed peace accord had encouraged the local Taliban to attempt a takeover of an entire district...
Eight Arrested Over Attack Against U.N. in Afghanistan
Oct 31st, 2009 - New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The authorities have arrested eight people, including one in Saudi Arabia, in connection with the deadly attack on a United Nations guest house last week...
Eight arrested in deadly U.N. attack in Kabul
Oct 31st, 2009 - MSNBC
KABUL - Authorities have arrested eight people, including one in Saudi Arabia, in connection with this week's deadly attack on a guest house used by United Nations employees, the Afghan intelligence chief said Saturday...
Swat Valley videos from YouTube:
2:41Swat valley battle continues - 28 Oct 07
Clashes between Pakistani paramilitary troops and supporters of a pro-Taliban religious leader have entered a third day. So far 15 people have been killed in the Swat valley region, including ...
2:37Taliban in control of Pakistan's Swat Valley - 02 Feb 09
The Swat Valley is an area few journalists are able to operate in and it appears that despite the presence of thousands of extra Pakistani troops the Taliban remain firmly in control. Policemen have been beheaded in the streets ...
4:27Taliban justice in Swat Valley
CNN Reports: Taliban justice in Swat Valley. ITN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from the Swat Valley, where the Taliban are imposing their vision of Islamic justice.
1:54Switzerland of Asia, Swat valley
Amazing scenes of Swat valley along the river Swat, Behrain, Madayan, Kalam and Ushu
Swat Valley from WikiPedia:
Swat (Pakhto: ????) is a valley and an administrative district in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan located 160 km/100 miles from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is the upper valley of the Swat River, which rises in the Hindu Kush range. The capital of Swat is Saidu Sharif, but the main town in the Swat valley is Mingora. It was a princely state (see Swat (princely state)) in the NWFP until it was dissolved in 1969. With high mountains, green meadows, and clear lakes, it is a place of great natural beauty that used to be popular with tourists as "the Switzerland of Pakistan"..
In December 2008 most of the area was captured by the Taliban insurgency and it is now considered dangerous for tourism. The Islamist militant leader Maulana Fazlullah and his group Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi have banned education for girls and have bombed or torched "more than 170 schools ... along with other government-owned buildings." The Pakistani government in late May 2009 began a military offensive to regain control of the region.
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