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June 12, 2009

Hearts and Minds on the Line in Pakistan

Ahmed Rashid, Washington Post

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MARDAN, Pakistan -- Even before the explosion Tuesday at the Pearl Continental Hotel killed at least 16 people in Peshawar, Pakistan was at the center of global attention. Yet for all the concern about terrorism, the world has been stunningly indifferent to the plight of the more than 2.4 million people who have fled the Swat Valley, where the Pakistani army is for the first time seriously attacking the Taliban and al-Qaeda.

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TAGGED: al-Qaeda, Pakistan, Taliban, Pakistani Army, Peshawar, Swat Valley, MARDAN, Pearl Continental Hotel

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