Article: Taliban, Pakistan Army Battle Over Swat Valley

MELISSA BLOCK
NPR All Things Considered
08-15-2008
Taliban, Pakistan Army Battle Over Swat Valley

Host: MELISSA BLOCK
Time 20:00-21:00 PM


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Parts of Pakistan have been paralyzed by conflict between government forces and Islamist militants. In the past 10 days, hundreds of militants and more than 20 Pakistani troops have been killed in the region of Bajour along the border with Afghanistan. Fighting has also wrecked the economy of Pakistan's most popular tourist area, the Swat Valley.

Yesterday we heard about that conflict from NPR's Philip Reeves. Today he reports on how locals are worried about their children.

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PHILIP REEVES: The ...

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