In I Am Malala, the Taliban agreed to stop fighting if what was put in place. What happened instead?

It appeared that peace had come to the valley when the Pakistani army announced they had struck a deal with the Taliban to institute sharia law in the valley in return for the militants ceasing their fighting. Their American allies saw this as giving in to the terrorists, but the people of Swat just wanted to live in peace.

The peace did not last long, however, as the Taliban continued to terrorize people, and no one could tell whether it was the government or Fazlullah who was in charge. It was clear that the Taliban thought the Pakistani government had given in and they could now do whatever they wanted. In May, the army began to launch Operation True Path to drive the Taliban out of Swat, and announced that all residents should leave. Malala's family wanted to stay, but eventually they knew they had to leave like everyone else.