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The First Battle of Swat, also known as Operation Rah-e-Haq, was fought between Pakistan and the Tehrik-i-Taliban in late 2007 over control of the Swat District of Pakistan. The battle began on 25 October 2007 and involved the Pakistani Army and TTP-led forces in a fight for control of the Swat district of Pakistan.
Taking on the Taliban (BBC Panorama TV episode, 05-11-2007) Taxi to the Dark Side (documentary film, 2007) The General's War (BBC, 2007) Above and Beyond (TV special, 2008) Ross Kemp in Afghanistan (British Documentary series, 2008) Afghanistan: The Forgotten War (PBS Now TV episode, 17-07-2008) Three Bloody Summers (BBC Panorama TV episode, 03 ...
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 32 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10.The website's consensus reads: "An exposé on the Taliban that can only show what documentarian Ibrahim Nash'at was allowed, Hollywoodgate provides an incomplete but vital glimpse into Afghanistan's new status quo."
Operation Black Thunderstorm [11] was a military operation that commenced on April 26, 2009, conducted by the Pakistan Army, with the aim of retaking Buner, Lower Dir, Swat and Shangla districts from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan after the militants took control of them since the start of the year.
Battle of Swat may refer to: First Battle of Swat (2007–2009), between the Pakistan Army and Taliban militants Second Battle of Swat (2009), between the Pakistan Army and Taliban militants
The Operation Rah-e-Nijat ("Path of Salvation"; Urdu: آپریشن راہ نجات) was a strategic offensive military operation by the unified command of Pakistan Armed Forces against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and their extremist allies in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas that began on June 19, 2009; [12] a major ground-air offensive was ...
The organization is based in the areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, [7] especially Dir, Swat, Thana and Malakand [6] but including Dargai and Chenagai. It supports the Afghan Taliban, Pakistani Taliban and al-Qaeda based militants in neighbouring Afghanistan. [8]
On 24 April 2023, an explosion in the Counter-Terrorism Department building in Kabal, Swat Valley, Pakistan, killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 others. [1] Although the origin of the explosion is still being looked into, it is assumed that either an ancient ammo store or the explosive material kept in the building's basement ...