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Pakistan: Once used by Taliban, Swat FM 98 now fights coronavirus

Pakistan: Once used by Taliban, Swat FM 98 now fights coronavirus

Pakhtunkhwa Radio FM 98 in northern Pakistan is holding on-air clinics to help provide healthcare information to residents in remote areas.

Once used by Taliban to spread propaganda and intimidate people in the Swat Valley, the radio waves are now used to educate the public about the coronavirus pandemic.

Al Jazeera's Alexi O'Brien reports.

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