
The birth of Bangladesh
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The Battle of Kantoma
The conflict raged for nine months, from march to december 19 71. In washington, the c i a put the death toll at around 200 thousand. The pakisani soldiers were housed in cantonments in jasor. They would then be sent to the front to fight the nationalists. We've got a personal account now from the pakastani side.
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