Villagers: Explosions Rattle Houses as Usual at Kashmir Border

The village of Mandol in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir along the banks of the Poonch River is just 2,100 meters from the Pakistani military post that authorities say came under fire from India last Thursday. Villagers here say the explosions rattled their houses as usual when Pakistani troops opened retaliatory fire, and they ran for cover in bunkers until five-hours of gunfire ended. India said its troops carried out “surgical strikes” on alleged terrorist camps on the Pakistani side of...

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