Trying to Help Pakistani Refugees
Thousands of people are fleeing the SWAT valley in northwest Pakistan today. The government temporarily lifted a curfew to allow the civilians to flee the intense fighting between government troops and Taliban militants. Thousands of internally displaced civilians ? as many as 800,000, says the U.N.? have been living in makeshift refugee camps, where reports say that conditions are harsh. To get the latest on this ongoing crisis, we’re joined by Nazes Afros, South Asia Editor at our partners the BBC.
Our partners at the BBC have a revealing map of the Pakistan conflict. Research by the BBC into the growing strength of Taliban militants in north-western Pakistan shows that only around one-third of the area remains under full government control.
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