Thousands Flee As Pakistan Lifts Swat Curfew -- Yahoo News/AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – More than 100,000 civilians were expected to flee Pakistan's battle-torn northwest on Sunday, after the government eased a curfew so people could escape a military onslaught against the Taliban.
Aid agencies fear a humanitarian disaster as security forces pound insurgent hideouts in the scenic Swat valley, a former ski-resort northwest of Islamabad torn apart by a two-year insurgency by the Islamist hardliners.
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