Taliban bans education for girls in Swat Valley
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
Taliban militants in a former tourist region of Pakistan have banned girls from school beginning this month, claiming female education is contrary to Islam.
"From January 15, girls will not be allowed to attend schools," Mullah Shah Doran, the Taliban second in command in the scenic Swat Valley, announced in a recent radio address.
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Pakistan and U.S. Rebuild Strained Military Ties
TORKHAM, Afghanistan
U.S and Pakistani military cooperation has increased as the two nations push to eliminate militants destabilizing both sides of the Afghan-Pakistani border, a marked change from last year's tense relationship.
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