Nearly 20 years have passed since a May 1994 ceasefire put an end to the Nagorno-Karabakh war, in which Armenian forces seized control of the ethnic-Armenian-majority region within Azerbaijani territory. In the two decades that have passed, the conflict has remained unresolved, refugees from the region have been unable to return home, and Nagorno-Karabakh's 1991 declaration of independence is unrecognized abroad. But inside the disputed territory, residents are carrying on with ordinary life in the midst of the so-called frozen conflict. (Photos by Margot Buff, RFE/RL)
[EMBARGOED] In Nagorno-Karabakh, Daily Life At The Heart Of A Frozen Conflict
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North of Stepanakert, a sign marks an area that has been cleared of land mines by a U.K.-based organization.
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A horseman rides near the remains of the town of Agdam. During the war, some 40,000 Azerbaijanis were driven out of the town, which was reduced to rubble by Armenian forces.
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Trees grow amid destroyed buildings in the ghost town of Agdam, which lies just outside Nagorno-Karabakh in a separate strip of Armenian-occupied territory.
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An old Azeri cemetery near the ghost town of Agdam