Pakistan 'Rescues' Child Soldiers

Pakistan military working in the Swat Valley have rescued child soldiers held by the Taliban.  It appears that they were being groomed as child soldiers and as suicide bombers by the Taliban. " They have been brainwashed and trained as suicide bombers, but the nine who I...

Taliban Army Grows With Suicide Schools in Pakistan

Twenty young boys were rescued from a secret indoctrination camp in Pakistan. They were among hundreds recruited by the Taliban to become trained suicide bombers. Some of the boys are as young as nine years old. The rescued youths spoke about the details of how they were...

Taliban hit in Swat Valley Pakistan with helicopters, warplanes

Taliban fighters were hit in Swat Valley today by Pakistani helicopter gunships and warplanes, but civilians in the area were not allowed to flee due to the curfew. The fighting has continued in this area, this northwestern valley, about 130 km from Islamabad, and is part of...

UN Says at Least 1 Million Displaced by Fighting in Pakistan

Over one million people have been displaced in Northern Pakistan and are attempting to reach safe areas as the Taliban and Pakistani military continue fighting. About 550,000 fled in August when Taliban forces took control of large areas of the Swat Valley, and in the last...

Sharia courts started functioning in Pakistan's Swat valley.

The implementation of Sharia law will adversely affect the women, religious minorities like Christians and Hindus. Remember that when Afghanistan was under Taliban rule, Hindus were asked to wear yellow arm-bands and fly yellow flags atop their houses. Girls and young women...