The ancient trade route over the Himalayan passes of Hunderman once brought communities together, but the rugged peaks are now used as fortifications by nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan.
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In this photograph taken on July 28, 2024 Ghulam Ahmad, an Indian apricot farmer sits beside a portrait of his father who died in Pakistan, as he speaks during an interview with AFP near Line of Control (LOC) - the border between India and Pakistan, at the Hunderman village in Kargil district. Once the ancient trade route over the Himalayan passes of Hunderman brought communities together, but the rugged peaks today are used as fortifications by nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP
2024-08-13 10:10:06
The ancient trade route over the Himalayan passes of Hunderman once brought communities together, but the rugged peaks are now used as fortifications by nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan.
Indian apricot farmer Ghulam Ahmad, 66, separated from his parents as a teenager in the chaos of war that saw control of his village swap from Pakistan to India, dreams of seeing his mother's grave.
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