Seventy years of hostility in the Himalayas has led Pakistan and India back to the brink of major conflict.
Mountains Of Trouble: The Kashmir Conflict
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Indian police in Kashmir grieve at the funeral of four colleagues killed during a shoot-out with a militant in 2008. As well as attacks on Indian troops, Islamic fundamentalists in the heavily Muslim Kashmir Valley have reportedly targeted and intimidated religious minorities.
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Indian police beat Kashmiri demonstrators in 2008. Indian authorities have been accused of unlawful killings, torture, and sexual violence against civilians in the ongoing conflict.
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In 2016, militant leader Burhan Wani (seen on a poster during a rally in Pakistan) was killed in a shoot-out with Indian forces in Kashmir, sparking deadly demonstrations. Pakistan’s prime minister prompted Indian outrage when he referred to Wani as a "martyr."
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In February 2019, the Kashmir conflict again flared up when a suicide bomber slammed his explosives-laden car into a bus carrying Indian police. Forty-one people were killed.