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Houses Of Militants Demolished In Kashmir After A Police Officer Was Killed In A Suspected Militant Attack

A man walks near the debris of a demolished house of Aadil Thokar, a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant, in Guri Village, Anantnag district, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on July 23, 2026. Authorities demolished the houses of two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants as part of an ongoing crackdown against militants and their support networks. The demolitions came a day after a police officer was shot dead by suspected militants in Anantnag on July 22, while security has been significantly beefed up across the region. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto)