[The Taliban] had taken over her city in the Swat Valley, in northwestern Pakistan.
It wa...
English, 06.05.2020 16:57 idontknowwhyiam
[The Taliban] had taken over her city in the Swat Valley, in northwestern Pakistan.
It was such a beautiful place once, so lush and untouched that tourists flocked there to ski. But that was before 2003, when the Taliban began using it as a base for operations in nearby Afghanistan.
—“Pakistan’s Malala,”
Ashley Fantz
What changed people’s viewpoint about the Swat Valley?
1. The Swat turned into a big city and lost its natural beauty.
2. Tourists flocked there, and it became too crowded.
3. The Taliban began using it as a military base.
4. It was no longer lush and untouched.
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