Swat refugees begin to take long road home

Siraj Khan and his family began making their way back by bus to Pakistan’s Swat valley last week, just three months after being uprooted along with 2m others by fighting between the military and Taliban. Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
3.5
by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 29, 2009

An even-handed, realistic report on refugees returning to their homes in Swat. Not unlike stories we've seen elsewhere this week. Unsettling, however, that the same author wrote a similar story for FT less than three weeks ago (links) -- the return of the displaced seems to be taking longer than some hoped it would and officials are too content to boast the stabilization of Swat.

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