Civilians’ survival strategies during the Taliban’s insurgency (2007-9), Pakistan: a look at the consequences

Sanaullah

Small Wars and Insurgencies, 2021, vol. 32, issue 1, 26-52

Abstract: This article explores the Taliban’s insurgency (2007–9) in Swat valley (Pakistan), with two objectives: (a) how civilians survive violence and (b) what their survival strategies mean for them. Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, conducted in 2016 to 2019, it offers a typology of civilians’ survival strategies which includes resistance, accommodation, readjustment and withdrawal. It finds that although the strategies worked, resistance and accommodation have had a detrimental impact on civilians in the form of direct violence. In comparison, readjustment and withdrawal helped them avoiding direct violence but have had a negative impact on civilian life and society.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2020.1840892

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