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Story September 4, 2011

Update from the Swat Valley in Pakistan

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The Taliban has fallen in northwestern Pakistans Swat Valley, but for the three million displaced...

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Over the past two years, the people of Swat Valley have faced a Taliban insurgency, poverty and brutal floods. Removed from the attention of the world, press freedom in Swat is under threat and NGOs are struggling to coordinate aid with the Pakistani government.

AAM speaks with Shaheen Buneri, a reporter for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, to discuss how the people of Swat Valley are moving on with their lives.

Visit American Abroad Media to view the video interview.

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