On both sides of the line of control, Kashmiris watch, wait and prepare for war


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  • Saturday, 03 May 2025

Asadullah Mir prepares food outside his house as his wife looks on, in Tilawari village, near the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan, in Uri, North Kashmir, May 1, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

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CHURANDA, India/CHAKOTHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Nestled between mountains in Indian-administered Kashmir, teachers lead school children in the village of Churanda in morning prayers, asking that the sound of swaying walnut trees and cooing birds not be replaced by the roaring of artillery.

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