Artillery thunder shakes the Karakoram Range as Pakistani soldiers trade fire with Indian opponents across the Siachen Glacier. The deadly game of serve and volley has erupted into all-out war three times since British colonial rule ended in 1947. Risks are growing; both nations have tested nuclear weapons.
—From "Kashmir: Trapped in Conflict," September 1999, National Geographic magazine
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