Confrontation in the Swat Valley

In recent weeks the Taliban militants in Pakistan's northwest frontier province have expanded their reach into Buner district other areas contiguous to the Swat Valley, where they have long held sway.
Rashid Iqbal / EPA

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In recent weeks the Taliban militants in Pakistan's northwest frontier province have expanded their reach into Buner District and other areas contiguous to the Swat Valley, where they have long held sway.

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