Transcript: Pakistan, Taliban Fighting Intensifies In Swat Valley

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RENEE MONTAGNE
NPR Morning Edition
05-11-2009
Pakistan, Taliban Fighting Intensifies In Swat Valley

Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time 11:00-12:00 PM

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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

In Pakistan, a humanitarian crisis in the northwest province is deepening. Thousands more of fearful civilians streamed out of the militant stronghold of Swat Valley, yesterday, hoping to escape before the army resumed bombarding Taliban militants there.

The fighting has gotten even fiercer. Security forces now claim to have killed up to 200 Islamic extremists in the past 24 hours. The Taliban militants have also reportedly mined the roads, which makes fleeing the conflict zone even more dangerous.

NPR's Julie McCarthy ...

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