As Swat's exiles journey home, gunfire suggests problems may not be over

The Guardian by Declan Walsh | Jul. 27, 2009 (Special Report)

Small comforts carry big hopes in the Swat region of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. The misery of war could be nearing an end now; and, after 12 weeks of battles between the Pakistan army and the Taliban, exiled residents are flooding home. Full Story »

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 by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 28, 2009

Nice departure from the stories sourced heavily with government and military officials and diplomats. Does it give too much credit to Bakht Biland, the profile subject? Perhaps. But this says more about the atmosphere on the ground in Swat than most reports I've read.

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