Pakistani soldiers patrol Mingora, the capital of Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley, where the military is fighting Taliban militants. APPakistan's Victories Over the Taliban: Less Than Meets the Eye -- Time Magazine
Recapturing the Swat Valley town of Mingora last Saturday was a key milestone in Pakistan's latest campaign against the Taliban. The Defense Ministry reported that government forces will have restored full control of the Valley in "two or three days," although military sources were more cautious. Indeed, the Defense Ministry's claim may be wishful thinking, because of a traditional Taliban tactic. As army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas conceded, once the army closed in on Mingora, the Taliban forces there "decided not to give a pitched battle." They mostly slipped away into the hills.
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