Family devastated after 11-year-old twins killed in fighting in Kashmir last week

By Omkar Khandekar

Published May 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM EDT

Last week, more than 60 were killed in the worst fighting between India and Pakistan in decades. They included 11-year-old twins whose family is still trying to figure out how to tell their father.

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