Pakistan: The Enemy Within

As western forces withdraw from Afghanistan, how long can Pakistan's army hold off the Taliban in South Waziristan?

In Pakistan's volatile South Waziristan the temporary peace was hard won. Previous battles have left villages ruined, and some are only now being rebuilt. Girls are even going to school - a rare sight in areas previously ruled by the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The Pakistani army is keen to show how it has managed to kick out the Taliban and restore a more conventional order to the country's tribal areas. But many villagers claim life was fine under the Taliban, and that the army's intervention was unnecessary and destructive. "No one was afraid because they were all locals, and all were Pakistanis. Everything was open - the markets - everyone was roaming around as normal. Everything was normal," says a villager in a rebuilt market.