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 ...

SHERGHAR, Pakistan — The Pakistani army on Monday began allowing people who'd fled its 11-week offensive against Taliban extremists in the Swat Valley to return to their homes, but the numbers who ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. In the foothills of the Hindu Kush ...