The Decline of Terrorism

How not to let a positive trend get in the way of a good story

Angus Hervey
Feb 22, 2019 · 11 min read
Indian security forces inspect the remains of a vehicle following a bomb explosion on a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force convoy in Kashmir on Feb. 14, 2019. (Credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

On the afternoon of Valentines Day, 2019, a massive explosion rocked a police convoy travelling in a place called Pulwuma, a district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. A young man named Adil Ahmad Dar, who had reportedly been harassed and humiliated by Indian security forces, drove an SUV loaded with 350kg of…

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