What Life Is Like Living Under The Taliban

Fawad Ali has no doubt why his family was singled out by the Taliban - it was because they owned a business Photo: ASAD ZAIDI

Pakistanis In Swat Valley Resign Themselves To Strict Islamic Laws -- The Telegraph

When the straggly-haired holy warriors took over his village in Swat valley, 18-year-old Fawad Ali resigned himself to obeying their strict Islamic rules.

At least the fighting and bloodshed was over, he reasoned. But he was wrong.

First the strutting Taliban gunmen demanded 100,000 rupees (£800) a month from his family's dried fruit business. Then when they had drained it of cash they decided to make a bloody example of his two young uncles who could no longer pay.

"They took Aminullah and Sajjar away to the outskirts of the village and there they beheaded them. Afterwards they threw the bodies in the river," he said in a quiet voice.

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My Comment:The Pakistani Government also knows what is happening .... but chooses to accept/ignore the situation. Placating evil will only expand it .... but most Pakistanis in the Frontier regions of the country still support the Taliban .... but how long this will continue is anyone's guess.