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The Swat Valley was one of the worst-hit regions of Pakistan during the recent floods. Now, several thousand soldiers are working to help those affected. This is an exceptionally sensitive region: until just a year ago it was under Taliban control, before being retaken by the Pakistani army. The authorities now fear that anger at the aftermath of the floods will give the advantage back to Islamist fighters.
Residents of Pakistan's Swat Valley have expressed growing resentment at the government's handling of flood relief efforts, leading to concern about the stability of the restive former Taliban stronghold.
The Pakistani army says the insurgency in the Swat valley has been quashed. Hundreds of thousands of displaced people are now returning to their valley. But did the army really win this battle against the Taliban?
Pakistan's military says it has captured Taliban commander Sher Muhammad Qasab in the Swat valley. It is the third high-profile arrest announced in five days and part of Islamabad's continuing campaign to regain control of the north-western district.
Pakistani security forces have arrested Muslin Khan, the Taliban's hardline chief spokesman, and a high-ranking commander, Mahmood Khan, in Swat valley as part of Pakistan's continuing offensive against the Taliban.
A suicide attack in Mingora, the main town in Pakistan's north-western valley of Swat, has left at least 14 trainee policemen dead, officials said. A police official said that a curfew had been imposed in Mingora.
Officials in Pakistan have announced that the dead bodies of 14 people have been found in the Swat Valley, where the military has been fighting Islamist extremists. Most of the bodies are thought to be those of Taliban militants.
Schools reopened in Pakistan's Swat valley on Saturday, after nearly three months of being closed due to fighting between government forces and Taliban extremists.
