Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Taliban targets girl's education, 180 schools torched

DESTROYED: Islamist extremists have destroyed more than 180 schools in Swat Valley.


The ceasefire between Islamabad and the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat Valley proves that the Islamist extremist threat is getting stronger. And thats being felt hardest by Swat valley's young girls - who have lost their right to an education.

Fourteen-year-old Hina khan says all she wants for herself and her siblings is to go to school. "When I grow up I want to be a doctor" she said.

However, In a ruthless campaign Islamist extremists torched and destroyed more than 180 schools.

What Hina's family did was run away from Pakistan's Swat Valley, a picturesque region that used to be so popular, tourists called it Pakistan's Switzerland.

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