Refugee flood reveals human cost of South Waziristan's invisible war | World news
• Pakistani forces accused of hitting civilians • Up to 260,000 people may flee battle against Taliban. The war in South Waziristan started early for Ghufran. As Pakistani warplanes pounded the Taliban stronghold of Ladha last week, in preparation for the ground offensive now under way, the 11-year-old boy and his family scrambled to safety across a range of jagged mountains. They left behind a broken home, destroyed by the air force, but also ... Full Story »
Posted by Cynthia Gilbert - via Google News (World), The Guardian (US)
