Towns have been leveled. children and women have been slaughtered. The enormity of the cruelty almost escapes comprehension. It is estimated that more than 250.000 East Pakistanis. or Bengalis. have died. More than 7 million have fled as refugees to India. which simply does not have the resources to aid them. Some understanding of the tragedy in East Pakistan is provided by a quotation from the August 2. 1971. issue of Newsweek magazine: It seemed a routine request. Assembling the young men of the village of Haluaghat in East Pakistan. a Pakistani Army major informed them that his wounded soldiers urgently needed blood.
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