The bodies have been counted and the metal shrapnel has been swept. On both sides of the border, we've praised our heroes and spat at the villain. Now we, Indiatimes readers from across the world need to take a moment to look at what destruction really looks like when the debris settles down after nations fight and people die. Perhaps it may make even one person rethink picking up a gun.

3. Dhamala border village, Punjab (Pakistan): Shells have ripped a hole through the roof of a home in Pakistan

4. Chilayari village in Samba district, 50 km from Jammu: An Indian villager's family members were killed in cross-border exchange