Pakistani soldiers prepare for patrol on pick-up truck: Swat Valley
The Second Battle of Swat also known as Operation Rah-e-Rast, began in May 2009 and involved the Pakistani Army and Taliban militants in a fight for control of the Swat district of Pakistan. The first Battle of Swat had ended with a peace agreement, widely criticised in the west, that the government had signed with the Taliban in February 2009. However, by late April 2009 government troops and the Taliban began to clash once again, and in May the government launched military operations throughout the district and elsewhere to oppose the Taliban. The Pakistan Army still maintains an active presence in the Swat Valley and its main towns, including Mingora and Saidu Sharif in order to ward off Taliban militant reinfiltration into the region.
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Location: Swat Valley, Pakistan
Photo credit: © Imran Ahmed / Alamy / Afripics
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