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The Nagorno-Karabakh war

In April 1993, the Azerbaijani town of Kalbajar fell to ethnic Armenian separatists during the war over the enclave of Nagorno Karabakh. Hear one family's story.

In April 1993, the Azerbaijani town of Kalbajar fell to ethnic Armenian separatists during the war over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photojournalist Khalid Asgarov tells Louise Hidalgo how he and his father were among a column of refugees who fled to safety on a two-day trek over the mountains.

Picture: A refugee woman from Kalbajar comforts two of her children after escaping over the mountains in Azerbaijan, 10th April 1993. (Credit: Dima Korotayev/AFP/Getty Images)

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