Pakistan military gives journalists tour of battle front
Touring Pakistan's Swat Valley
After a month of fighting, the Pakistani army takes CNN's Ivan Watson on a tour of the Swat Valley.
• Pakistan military gives journalists tour of battle front BUNER, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani military claimed Friday to have broken the backs of Taliban militants in the Swat region.
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Pakistan residents cover a grave after burying a suspected Taliban militant, who was killed during fighting.
The military made the claim while escorting journalists into the country's volatile war zone.
But fighting continues in the Peochar Valley, an area that intersects with Swat, the main location of the army's offensive against Taliban militants advancing across North West Frontier Province.
This is the scenario gleaned by journalists Friday during a tour of the battle front with the Pakistani military. Journalists flew by helicopter with the Pakistani military to Khwazakhela, an area north of the large Swat city of Mingora, and got a glimpse of the battle zone.
The military showed journalists a system of bunkers and caves captured from Taliban militants earlier this week.
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The most striking thing about the scene was that roads were deserted in the Swat Valley. There is a strict curfew enforced. There are terraced farm fields, but there were no farmers seen harvesting the crops. A fire could be seen burning in Mingora from the helicopter.
Fighting has displaced more than 2 million people in North West Frontier Province, 1.7 million since May 2 and 555,000 from earlier fighting.
The scale and speed of this month's population flight is said to be the worst since the Rwandan genocide in 1994, according to the United Nations refugee agency. The U.N. started a drive Friday to raise $543 million to help the displaced in the region.
The Pakistani military said Friday that 17 militants and three security force members have been killed in fighting over the last 24 hours.
It said security forces were consolidating their positions in the Peochar Valley and in Shangla and Swat. It reported exchanges of fire in Takhtaband and the Dir and Buner areas.
Source: CNN
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what a shit hole .. full of ass hat's
Posted May-23-2009 by "lukeschmitz" (R)
lol that "cave" could barely hold a dozen people, and the whole place seems placid, yet the guy claims they killed 160. Not 159, but 160. They then produce 3 prisoners...
Pakistans anti terror campaign is a fraud to bolster its economy and nuclear program.
Posted May-23-2009 by "noisyassassin" (R)
Is not finnish yet, this bloody shit going to take a long battle, I predict the talis will continue their figthing til 2012.
Posted May-23-2009 by "usounddodgy" (R)
Probably longer than that. Fighting the military of an actual nation is easy. It's very hard to fight against an idealogy.
Posted May-23-2009 by "SpookGA" (R)
You have heard of Pallywood, well this is Pakiwood!
Posted May-23-2009 by "SouthParkIndie" (R)
Pakistans anti terror campaign is a fraud to bolster its economy and nuclear program.
And that is diffrent from western countries in what way?
Posted May-23-2009 by "ronaldo_popkings" (R)
Pakistan was a terrorist land since it was funded.
Moslems always makes trouble.
Look at Thailand!
Malaysia
Turkey
Iran
Syria
All that stinking moslem shitholes.
Troubles on every single border.
And inside these Countries.
And inside Europe and USA too.
Stand up for heavens sake and fight them.
Posted May-23-2009 by "Thor66" (R)
Pakistans anti terror campaign is a fraud to bolster its economy and nuclear program.
ama hitchu wimma laser beam
ama blow the shit outta US with my 9mm glock nigga
been watching too much western TV
Posted May-23-2009 by "maumans" (R)
I wonder how much of the money ends up in the Swiss bank accounts of the Generals and Politicians?
Posted May-23-2009 by "vaaljonny" (R)
DuDe!
Those swiss bank accounts are swelling with aid money.
Posted May-23-2009 by "lopezalehandro" (R)
WOW, they are so dangerous to America! Lighting in the caves!!!!!!!!!! aaaaaaagh!? Where do I pay for the fight against them?
Posted May-23-2009 by "dtr76" (R)
Pakistans anti terror campaign is a fraud to bolster its economy and nuclear program.
ama hitchu wimma laser beam
ama blow the shit outta US with my 9mm glock nigga
Oh no! A Paki being corrupted by rap music....Run for your lives, it's a pack of Gangsta-paki's
Posted May-23-2009 by "RustyNailer" (R)
They just wanted to make sure all americans sees the taliban camps on TV.The US is moving around 25.000 troups to afganistan in the coming months. what's next
Posted May-23-2009 by "glock1832" (R)
TANK YOU COME AGAIN
Posted May-23-2009 by "southA" (B)
nah thats some indian thing :)
Posted May-23-2009 by "Peace-V" (R)