Residents of Mingora capital of Pakistani troubled valley of Swat seen at a protest, demanding to stop crackdown operation by security forces against the Taliban and militants, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Soldiers sent to halt a Taliban advance toward the Pakistani capital fought their way over a mountain pass Thursday, killing at least 14 militants and narrowly escaped a wave of suicide car bombers, the army said. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)From Times Online:
TALIBAN militants who have seized swathes of North West Frontier Province in Pakistan have inflicted a reign of terror on villagers, landowners and the police, using kidnapping, looting, pillaging and murder to impose their will.
Yesterday, as Pakistani forces stepped up their campaign to retake territory in the districts of Buner, Dir and Swat, it emerged that in one Taliban-controlled village, Pir Baba in Buner, the militants were holding 2,000 people as human shields in case the army attacked.
Elsewhere the Taliban appeared to be relying on kidnapping to extort funds and intimidate the population. Many of their victims have been members of rich families.
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My Comment: The true face of the enemy can now be seen by everyone.
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