(12 May 2009) HEADLINE: Pakistan battles Taliban, refugees flood camps
CAPTION: The Pakistani army is pressing ahead with its offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley. Army helicopters have dropped commandos into a militant stronghold while refugees flood camps, escaping the fighting. (May 12)
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[Notes:VO refugees arriving at camp]
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE IN PAKISTAN ... THOUSANDS DISPLACED AS THE PAKISTANI MILITARY BATTLES TALIBAN INSURGENTS.
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SOT: Pakistan is in trouble, and Pakistan is also going through hard times. Pakistan is fighting not only their war, is the international war that Pakistan is fighting. So we need all international communities to help us in these harsh times.
THE U-S SAYS IT IS GIVING ALMOST 5 MILLION DOLLARS IN AID FOR REFUGEES ... AT LEAST 800-THOUSAND PEOPLE UPROOTED.
IN PESHAWAR, TREATMENT FOR WOUNDS FROM THE ONGOING FIGHT ...
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This is my son, THIS MOTHER SAYS. He was injured by a mortar shell. Three others with him were killed and one wounded, who is in the other ward.
PAKISTANI COMMANDOS ARE MOVING INTO A TALIBAN STRONGHOLD IN THE SWAT FALLEY ... THE ARMY SAYS IT HAS KILLED MORE THAN 750 MILITANTS.
BUT THE TALIBAN MAY BE DIGGING IN ... PREPARING FOR WHAT COULD BE DEADLY DOOR-TO-DOOR FIGHTING.
IN WASHINGTON, SPECIAL ENVOY TO PAKISTAN RICHARD HOLBROOKE LINKS THE U-S FIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN AGAINST THE TALIBAN TO PAKISTAN ...
SOT: Taliban does the local jihad, al-Qaeda does the global jihad ... And we believe that the enemies of the United States, Taliban, al-Qaeda ... Who are enemies of the Pakistani democracy are people we must deal with.
THE PAKISTANI MILITARY SAYS ARTILLERY AND AIRSTRIKES ARE MAKING THEIR MARK ... INFLICTING HEAVY LOSSES ON TALIBAN FORCES ... BUT UNLEASHING A TIDE OF REFUGEES ... WHOSE PLIGHT MAY SAP PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED MILITARY ACTION.
STORY NUMBER: 605970

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