MINGORA, Pakistan — No one expected the news from Oslo this time. Last year, supporters of Malala Yousafzai in her native Swat Valley defied possible backlash from Taliban-backed militants and ...

Red agencies/ districts controlled by the Taliban; purple is de facto control; yellow is under threat. Tensions have arisen over the Swat peace agreement signed last month. The central government said ...

Five years after it collapsed under Taliban rule, the once-thriving silk industry in the Swat valley of northwest Pakistan is still in shreds, leaving thousands without work and entrepreneurs like ...

Pakistan intensified its military operation to regain control of the country's northwest on Sunday, with fighting focused on ...

Map of Swat. Click map to view. The Taliban has launched a series of attacks against political opponents and the infrastructure in the scenic northern district of Swat in Pakistan. The attacks ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

MALAM JABBA, Pakistan — Boys in tattered coats schuss down Malam Jabba’s powdery slope on homemade pine skis. Galoshes nailed to the planks suffice as ski boots. Bamboo sticks serve as poles. A few ...

This time the line of vehicles snaking for miles down the sweltering valley — small cars packed with families and large trucks heaving with livestock and furniture — are not fleeing; the refugees from ...

After months of fighting, Taliban militants in Swat announced a cease-fire Tuesday after the army said it would suspend operations in the region and Pakistani authorities agreed to introduce a mild ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 30 April 2010 Next week will mark for ...