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 Stephen Babcock - Jul. 28, 2009

Bahkt gives us a realistic perspective, but the side that really tells us how the two sides feel about normal people is Shamin Khan, the man mentioned at the end of the story who was "victimised by both sides." The reality of this war lies somewhere within his story. But that's probably for the Independent.