This photo taken from video released by the Pakistan Inter Services Public Relations Department on Monday, May 25, 2009 shows Pakistani soldiers escorting an injured resident in Khawazakhela, a town of Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley. The Taliban urged civilians Monday to return to the main town in Pakistan's Swat Valley, promising they won't attack security forces battling insurgents there but stopping short of calling the move a cease-fire. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

This photo taken from video released by the Pakistan Inter Services Public Relations Department on Monday, May 25, 2009 shows Pakistani soldiers escorting an injured resident in Khawazakhela, a town of Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley. The Taliban urged civilians Monday to return to the main town in Pakistan's Swat Valley, promising they won't attack security forces battling insurgents there but stopping short of calling the move a cease-fire.

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