The human cost of war on the Taliban
Pakistan’s operations against militants have won praise from Washington but displaced thousands of innocent people
o Mustafa Qadri
o guardian.co.uk, Thursday 21 May 2009 14.03 BST
The latest chapter in Pakistan’s war with the Taliban has been a humanitarian disaster for ordinary villagers from Malakand Agency, the region in Pakistan’s lower Himalayas where the battle is now being fought.