A conflict in pictures

A female Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard outside a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir [Showkat Shafi]

Kashmiri men walk through a rice field in south Kashmir(***)s Tral township, which has long been a rebel stronghold [Showkat Shafi]

Fresh graduates dance after passing out from a police training academy in Kashmir [Showkat Shafi]

Kashmiri women carry water in vessels in Dardpora village in the Kupwara district. Almost the entire male population of this village was killed during the early years of the conflict [Showkat Shafi]

A Kashmiri boy shows a victory sign at a 2008 rally in the Eidgah area of Srinagar [Showkat Shafi]

The Ganderbal district in central Kashmir has been one of the most peaceful in the valley in recent years [Showkat Shafi]

Kashmiri women walk towards their homes after working in the paddy fields [Showkat Shafi]

Indian police throw stones at protesters who were shouting anti-India slogans and throwing stones at the police. These 2009 protests erupted after two women from the Shopian district were found dead in a stream and locals accused Indian forces of raping and killing the women [Showkat Shafi]

A Kashmiri child looks out over Dal Lake in Srinagar [Showkat Shafi]

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as policemen search civilian Kashmiri men in the main commercial district of Srinagar. Random searches are a common feature of counter-insurgency operations by Indian forces in Indian-administered Kashmir [Showkat Shafi]

Kashmiri women walk past Indian paramilitary soldiers on a road in Srinagar [Showkat Shafi]

A Kashmiri man attends a rally in Srinagar as Indian policemen stand guard in the background [Showkat Shafi]

A view of Srinagar from a window of the Haariparbat Fort. The fort, which is an important historical monument built by an Afghan governor, remains under Indian military control, with civilian movements restricted in that area [Showkat Shafi]

An Indian policeman removes a burning tyre from the road in Srinagar after protesters attempted to block the road to hamper the movement of Indian forces [Showkat Shafi]