Politics & Government
Children who had been put through training by the Taliban are now turned over by their parents to the army in Swat. The army is setting up a rehabilitation center for Swat children who were inducted into the Taliban, often forcibly taken from their homes and trained to be suicide bombers or foot soldiers. Around 100 children have been brought forward by their families so far - they will be put through a residential course at an army fort. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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Normal life returns to Green Square, Mingora, July 26, 2009, which used to be known as Bloody Square as the Taliban would behead people there and hang their bodies from the pole visible in the middle. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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"When the Taliban were here, I used to sell Islamic tapes," said music stall owner Shaukat Iqbal, 40, in front of his shop in Green Square, July 26, 2009, whose shelves are now filled with the Indian film music hits and songs in the regional Pashto language. "If the Taliban comes again, I will go back to the Islamic tapes. There's no guarantee that they wonêt come back." (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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Some 2 million fled Swat and its adjacent districts of Buner and Dir, at the start of May, as the army took on the Taliban in a US-backed offensive. The government started a vast return program on July 13. By Monday night, July 26, 2009, 81,901 families had gone back ? some 575,000 individuals ? mostly to the Swat valley itself and especially Mingora. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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Some 2 million fled Swat and its adjacent districts of Buner and Dir, at the start of May, as the army took on the Taliban in a US-backed offensive. The government started a vast return program on July 13. By Monday night, July 26, 2009, 81,901 families had gone back - some 575,000 individuals - mostly to the Swat valley itself and especially Mingora. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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