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Posted January 25, 2009 |
International |
Radio Spreads Taliban's |
Terror in Pakistani Region | |
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EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY | |
Pakistani Taliban punished a man accused of impersonating one of them to extort money in Matta, in the volatile Swat valley. |
By RICHARD A. OPPEL JR. |
and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH |
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RSHID IQBAL/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY | |
Hundreds gathered Jan. 11 in Swat to watch drug dealers punished. The Taliban also have made it a crime to shave a beard. |
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RASHID IQBAL/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY | |
The Taliban are thought to be responsible for the killing of a popular Swat Valley dancing girl, Shabana, whose body, above, was found Jan. 2 in Mingora, The Taliban have made gains in the strategic region, in part bu meting out harsh punishments. | |
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