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Village Defense Group member Usha Raina holding a gun stands on the rooftop of her house at Kalal Khas Village, in Rajouri, India, February 7, 2023. Days after seven Hindus were killed in the village in disputed Kashmir, Indian authorities revived a government-sponsored militia and began rearming and training villagers. The militia, officially called the “Village Defense Group”, was initially formed in the 1990s as the first line of defense against anti-India insurgents in remote villages that government forces could not reach quickly. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)
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