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Scenes from Kashmir (part 1)

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Scenes from Kashmir (part 1)

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  1. Saffron Field, Kashmir

  2. Dal Lake

  3. Dal Lake is a popular destination among those visiting the Kashmir Valley. But with the eruption of the insurgency in 1989, tourism declined dramatically. In recent years, however, the number of people visiting the region has begun again to climb [Showkat Shafi]

  4. The Old City of Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, has historically been a stronghold for those opposed to Indian rule and has come under siege from Indian forces several times in the past 20 years of conflict [Showkat Shafi]

  5. Women offer prayers at Srinagar's politically important Grand Mosque. Post-traumatic stress disorder is thought to be on the rise among Kashmiri women [Showkat Shafi]

  6. Indian soldiers stand guard outside a military camp located inside a cinema in the commercial district of Srinagar [Showkat Shafi]

  7. Children walk towards their home in Kunan Poshpora village in the Kupwara district, where, according to human rights organisations, at least 31 women - some put the figure as high as 100 - were gang-raped by Indian soldiers on February 23, 1991. Civil rights groups say the Indian army has systematically used rape as a weapon of war in Jammu and Kashmir [Showkat Shafi]

  8. Two children play in a field near Dardpora village in the Kupwara district. Almost the entire male population of the village was killed during the early years of the conflict [Showkat Shafi]

  9. The entrance to the Lolab valley in northern Kashmir. The area was a rebel stronghold until the year 2000, but it is now controlled by the Indian army who close the gate after dusk to stop any civilian movement into or out of the valley [Showkat Shafi]

  10. The ruins of a hotel in Srinagar, where two rebels fought a 22-hour gun battle with Indian forces in early 2010 after they attempted to penetrate a military camp on the other side of the road [Showkat Shafi]

  11. Gulzar Ahmad Dar used to be a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). He has suffered from mental illness since allegedly being tortured by Indian forces while in captivity. Medical experts say thousands of people in the valley are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the conflict [Showkat Shafi]

  12. Shahmali Begum, the mother of Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, the founder of the JKLF who was hanged in a jail in New Delhi in 1984. Two of Begum’s other sons were killed by Indian forces, another 'disappeared' and a fourth remains in an Indian prison [Showkat Shafi]

  13. Husan Bano is a member of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP). Her son, Sayed Anwar, is among the approximately 8,000 people who have 'disappeared' in Jammu and Kashmir [Showkat Shafi]

  14. Graves of unidentified men are marked by numbers in the Kupwara district. Civil rights activists have recently claimed to have unearthed the largest unmarked mass grave in Kashmir, where more than 1,000 bodies are thought to have been buried [Showkat Shafi]

  15. Indian soldiers take cover after protesters throw rocks at them during a demonstration in Srinagar [Showkat Shafi]

  16. Kashmiris raise their hands at a rally against Indian rule in Srinagar in the summer of 2010. Protesters demanding an end to Indian rule held massive rallies in 2008 and 2010, leading to confrontations with the Indian army and severe crackdowns [Showkat Shafi]

  17. Analysts suggest stone-throwing has become a symbolic act of resistance employed by a new generation of Kashmiris inspired by the Palestinian intifadas [Showkat Shafi]

  18. Bihest-e-Shuhdai-e-Kashmir, or the Paradise of the Martyrs of Kashmir, is the biggest graveyard of Muslim rebels and civilians killed by Indian forces in the past 20 years. There are an estimated 500 such 'martyrs' graveyards' across the region [Showkat Shafi]

  19. The Himalayan territory of Kashmir -- a major source of tension that fueled two of three wars fought by the rivals since 1947 - Both nations claim the whole territory now split between them and maintain heavy deployments along the border.The following images were made by Associated Press stringers Channi Anand and Altaf Qadri in Kashmir Indian army soldiers return after a training session at the Siachen base camp, in Indian Kashmir on the border with Pakistan on July 19, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

  20. An Indian army soldier trains on a high rope at the Siachen base camp, in Indian Kashmir on the border with Pakistan on July 19, 2011. The nuclear-armed South Asian nations have competing territorial claims to Siachen, often dubbed the world's highest battlefield, and troops have been locked in a standoff there at an altitude of up to 20,000 feet (6,100-meter) since 1984, when Indian forces occupied the glacier. Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries held talks Tuesday against the backdrop of a recent terror attack that killed 20 people in India's financial capital, ahead of the countries' foreign ministers meet Wednesday. AP / Channi Anand

  21. Indian army soldiers undergo a training session at the Siachen base camp, in Indian Kashmir on the border with Pakistan on July 19, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

  22. Indian army soldiers prepare to climb a glacier as they undergo a training session at the Siachen base camp, in Indian Kashmir on the border with Pakistan on July 19, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

  23. Indian army soldiers return after a training session at the Siachen base camp, in Indian Kashmir on the border with Pakistan on July 19, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

  24. Indian army soldiers returning from the border posts get a briefing at the Siachen base camp, in Indian Kashmir on the border with Pakistan on July 19, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

  25. Indian army soldiers undergo a training session at the Siachen base camp, in Indian Kashmir on the border with Pakistan on July 19, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

  26. An Indian army soldier trains on a high rope at the Siachen base camp, in Indian Kashmir on the border with Pakistan on July 19, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

  27. Indian army soldiers watch a training session at the Siachen base camp, in Indian Kashmir on the border with Pakistan on July 19, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

  28. Indian army soldiers return from the border posts to the Siachen base camp, in Indian Kashmir on the border with Pakistan on July 19, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

  29. Children play cricket near Pangong Lake, near the India-China border in Ladakh, India on July 26, 2011. Ladakh is a remote part of the former princely state of Kashmir, which is at the heart of the six-decade conflict between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan. While Kashmir is best known for the Indo-Pakistani standoff, part of Ladakh, an ethnically distinct region with historical ties to Tibet, has been controlled by China for decades. AP / Channi Anand

  30. People stand by the banks of the Pangong Lake, near the India-China border in Ladakh, India on July 22, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

  31. Tourists ride double hump camels at Nubra valley, in Ladakh, India on July 20, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

  32. A Hindu pilgrim is carried on a palanquin by porters on her way to the Amarnath cave shrine at Sheeshnag, 140 kilometers (87 miles) from Srinagar,India on July 27, 2011. At least half a million devotees make the pilgrimage to the icy cave which lies 13,500 feet (4,115 meters) above sea level in Indian-controlled Kashmir amid tight security. Hindus worship a stalagmite inside the cave as an incarnation of the Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and regeneration. AP / Altaf Qadri

  33. Hindu pilgrims are carried on palanquins by Muslim bearers over a glacier near Amarnath Cave,150 kilometers (93 miles) from Srinagar, India on July 28, 2011. AP / Altaf Qadri

  34. Hindu pilgrims ascend a hill to the Amarnath cave shrine amid rain at Sheeshnag, 140 kilometers (87 miles) from Srinagar, India on July 27, 2011. AP / Altaf Qadri

  35. Hindu pilgrims take bath with ice cold water before visiting the Amarnath cave shrine near Amarnath Cave,150 kilometers (93 miles) from Srinagar, India on July 27, 2011. AP / Altaf Qadri

  36. A Hindu pilgrim gets his head shaved as part of a ritual after visiting the Amarnath cave shrine,150 kilometers (93 miles) from Srinagar, India on July 27, 2011. AP / Altaf Qadri

  37. Hindu pilgrims ascend a hill on their way to the Amarnath cave shrine amid rain at Sheeshnag, 140 kilometers (87 miles) from Srinagar, India on July 27, 2011. AP / Altaf Qadri

  38. Hindu pilgrims make their way to the Amarnath cave shrine over a glacier near Panchtarni, 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Srinagar, India on July 27, 2011. AP / Altaf Qadri

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