More than 400,000 Displaced as a Result of Violence between Pakistani Military and Taliban

The Pakistani government summoned the US Ambassador in Islamabad today to protest a cross-border raid that killed as many as 20 civilians in Pakistan's tribal belt Wednesday morning. The Bush Administration has not commented, but a Pentagon source told Reuters that the soldiers who were dropped into Pakistan by helicopter were US Special Forces targeting suspected Al Qaeda militants. It's the first publicly acknowledged ground assault within Pakistani territory by foreign troops based in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, the Pakistani military is waging its own campaign against Taliban influence in Northwest Pakistan. Violence there has displaced more than 400,000 people in the last three months alone. The displaced live in about 40 temporary camps near the city of Peshawar. FSRN's Afridai Afridi visited one of the camps. FSRN's Max Pringle brings us his report.