In Kashmir, gunmen opened fire on tourists, killing 26 and wounding dozens more in a quiet alpine meadow. The rare attack on civilians—many from India, including a Nepali national—marks a chilling shift in a region where tourists were once seen as untouchable.
Many survivors recall hiding in tents, making stretchers from cots, and the gut-wrenching chaos of trying to save lives. A little-known militant group claimed responsibility, citing demographics. Global leaders condemned the violence, but Kashmiris themselves are left with fear, grief—and the familiar weight of someone else’s war.
