After four days of deadly fighting between India and Pakistan that seemed near the edge of catastrophe, the two sides abruptly agreed to a U.S.-brokered cease-fire on Saturday. The conflict began with an April terrorist attack by Pakistani militants in the long-disputed region of Kashmir, during which gunmen shot and killed 26 people at a popular vacation spot in the Indian-administered part of the region. India accused Pakistan’s government of being behind the attack, a charge Pakistan denied.
Last week, India hit Pakistan with air strikes deep into the country, killing dozens, but Pakistan claimed to have shot down multiple Indian planes. (The details of that claim remain murky.) India accused Pakistan of a drone attack near the Kashmiri line of control, which Pakistan denied; India responded by targeting Pakistan’s air-defense systems.
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