Taliban in Swat Valley
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Swat Valley
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Background
Swat valley has many lakes and ragged mountain ranges. Swat Valley was a popular tourist attraction before it became a battle zone. Now that the Taliban have been fighting in Swat, it had been called "The Valley of Death" according to a local newspaper.
Short Whip
The Taliban formed their own system of justice, implementing harsh laws, and people who broke their laws were publicly whipped while the village watches silently.
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In other parts of the middle east, children were deprived of their childhood under a regime that took away their songs, their dolls, and their stuffed animals -- all banned by the Taliban.
This shows the division between the children of Swat Valley, whose childhood was stolen from them, and the Taliban, who live their lives under their own terms.
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Nearly all of the main battles in Swat Valley have been between the Taliban and the Pakistan police force
The Taliban have specifically targeted the Pakistan police force with death threats. Taliban forces have bombed and attacked the police station several times. As a result, nearly half of the police force resigned, fearing attacks on them and their families.
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Malala Yousafzai
On 9 October 2012, as Malala and her friends were travelling home from school, a masked gunman entered their school bus and asked for Malala by name. She was shot with a single bullet which went through her head, neck and shoulder.
Malala survived the attack and went on to become a global advocate for the millions of girls being denied a formal education because of social, economic, legal and political factors.
Sources
"Taliban Bans Education for Girls in Swat Valley." Washington Times. The Washington Times, 5 Jan. 2009. Web. 11 Feb. 2016.
"'I Am Malala': But Then, We All Are Malalas, Aren't We?" :::DailyFT. N.p., 17 Feb. 2014. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.
"The Taliban's War Against Women." U.S. Department of State. U.S. Department of State, 7 Nov. 2001. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.
Nasir, Ayesha. "In Pakistan, Swat Valley Police Give up in Face of Taliban Attacks." The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2009. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.