BBC RADIO 4

Today Weekdays 6-9am and Saturdays 7-9am

Page last updated at 07:35 GMT, Monday, 25 May 2009 08:35 UK

Victory possible in Afghanistan?

Advertisement

It is assumed that the Pakistani army will eventually defeat the Taliban and gain control of Mingora, but what then? The Taliban has been beaten militarily numerous times in the past, but the ideology has remained. Pakistan specialist at Chatham House Dr Farzana Shaikh and BBC foreign correspondent David Loyn discuss Pakistan's current strategies for dealing with the Taliban in the Swat valley.

Americas Africa Europe Middle East South Asia Asia Pacific