Pakistan Says Tide Has Turned in Swat; Refugees Not So Sure
Friday, June 5, 2009
By Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 5, 2009
SWABI, Pakistan, June 4 -- Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Kiyani, declared Thursday that the tide had "decisively turned" in the military's battle against Taliban extremists in the Swat Valley, but displaced Pakistanis in a sprawling tent city here said it was still unsafe for them to return home.
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Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 5, 2009
SWABI, Pakistan, June 4 -- Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Kiyani, declared Thursday that the tide had "decisively turned" in the military's battle against Taliban extremists in the Swat Valley, but displaced Pakistanis in a sprawling tent city here said it was still unsafe for them to return home.
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Labels: Extremism, IDPs, Militancy, Military Operation, Refugees, Swat Operation, Taliban, Terrorism
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