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The Guardian - UK
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Declan Walsh

Sharia law under the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat Valley

Swat valley : Mingora, the main town in Taliban occupied Swat, Paksitan
Storm clouds roll over Mingora, the main town in the Taliban-occupied Swat Valley of Pakistan where the provincial government and Islamists signed a peace deal in February authorising sharia law Photograph: Declan Walsh
Swat valley : Opticians shop in the main shopping area of Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan
An optician's store in Mingora's main shopping district. An uneasy peace reigns but traders complain business is down because shoppers are staying at home Photograph: Declan Walsh
Swat valley : Girls attend school in the taliban controlled Swat valley in Pakistan
Girls at school in the Swat Valley Photograph: Declan Walsh
Swat valley : The remains of a school demolished by the Taliban in Swat valley Pakistan
Remains of a school demolished by Taliban militants on the outskirts of Mingora Photograph: Declan Walsh
Swat valley : Litigants outside a sharia court in Saidu Sharif in Taliban occupied Swat
Litigants wait outside a sharia law court in Saidu Sharif, the capital of the Swat Valley Photograph: Declan Walsh
Swat valley : Litigants attend a sharia court in Swat valley Pakistan
A sharia court Photograph: Declan Walsh
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