was used as a military barrack. The land used to be inside a high security zone, recently it was released back to the land owners by the Sri Lankan military. Many had left back in 1990.
Paula Bronstein for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Sri Lanka_Jaffna Annie Gowen story

The Washington Post

Kasthari Udayakumaran, 18, sits in a vacant home belonging to her family in an area that used to be a high security zone, recently it was released back to the land owners by the Sri Lankan military. Many had left back in 1990.
Paula Bronstein for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Kasthari Udayakumaran, 18, sits in a vacant home belonging to her family in an area that used to be a high security zone, recently it was released back tothe land owners by the Sri Lankan military. Many had left back in 1990.
Paula Bronstein for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Sri Lanka_Jaffna Annie Gowen story

The Washington Post

People wait in line to buy tickets for the train to Colombo at the Jaffna train station. The popular Sri Lankan rail service known as the 'Queen of Jaffna' which links Colombo to Jaffna in the country's north opened in October, 2014. It is considered a positive step after Sri Lanka's bloody civil war.
Paula Bronstein for The Washington Post via Getty Images

People wait in line to buy tickets for the train to Colombo at the Jaffna train station. The popular Sri Lankan rail service known as the 'Queen of Jaffna' which links Colombo to Jaffna in the country's north opened in