The floods in Swat and the Indus valley are, like the yellow fever mosquitoes of the Netherlands, an indication that things could get worse.

斯瓦特和印度河流域的洪水就像荷兰的黄热病蚊子一样，是形势可能恶化的象征。

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Muslim Khan, the chief spokesman of the Taleban in Swat, returned to Pakistan in 2002 after spending four years in the US as a construction worker.

塔利班在斯瓦特的首席发言人穆斯林·汗在美国当了四年建筑工人后，于2002年返回巴基斯坦。

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Above, a displaced boy tends his sheep in Swat Valley on Feb. 7.

上图中，2月7日，一个小男孩在斯瓦特山谷放羊。

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The United Nations says hundreds of thousands of people are being displaced by the latest fighting in Swat and other parts of North West Frontier province.

VOA: special.2009.05.09

"We defeated you in Swat and Malakand,". "And the brave soldiers and officers of the Pakistani army will defeat you in Waziristan."

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The army says up to 15,000 troops in Swat are moving slowly to minimize the collateral damage that helped doom previous operations.

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Such safe havens could prove useful to them if political pressure mounts against them in Swat.

BBC: NEWS | South Asia | Pakistan conflict map

And the army shows little sign of wanting to resume the fighting in Swat.

ECONOMIST: Pakistan and the Taliban

The government has made no effort to use the ceasefire to extend its writ in Swat.

ECONOMIST: Pakistan and the Taliban