Bangladesh and Pakistan: The Forgotten War

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End of Arms
Pakistan's Gen. A.A.K. Niazi, right, signs terms of surrender with Indian Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora on December 16, 1971, which paves the way for the founding of the independent nation of Bangladesh.

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