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A Pakistani View of the Bangladesh War of Independence
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:09:08
Publish Date: 2015-12-15 02:50:00
Description: When Bangladesh fought for independence from Pakistan, thousands of Pakistani troops were sent to fight in what was then called East Pakistan. Shujaat Latif was sent to the town of Jassore where he fought, and then surrendered. He spent two and a half years as a prisoner-of-war. Hear his story. Photo: Indian army soldiers fire on Pakistani positions, December 15th 1971. Credit: AFP/Getty Images.
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