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The man who lost his family

In 1971, a brief border war between India and Pakistan shifted the border 6 kilometres. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Urdu and Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hindi talk to families who have been divided ever since.

In 1971, a brief war between India and Pakistan over the territory of Kashmir shifted the border 6 kilometres into Pakistan's space. Four villages became part of the Indian territory, and the villagers away from home on that day were permanently split from their families. Farhat Javed of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Urdu and Aamir Peerzada of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hindi talked to one divided family.

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Vietnamese land dispute
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Image: Ghulam Qadir on the bank of the river Shyok.
Credit: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Farhat Javed

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