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that the Taliban will address the ing manifold in the early 1990s.
issues raised by the Indian side. India suffered first-hand
Earlier also Taliban had said In- due to Taliban rule when Paki-
dia is an important country and stani terrorists hijacked an Indi-
they want good economic rela- an Airlines flight and took it to
tions with India. Kandahar in Afghanistan. Tali-
In its two-page statement, ban fighters aided the terrorists
al-Qaeda congratulated all Is- by preventing Indian military
lamic ummah (community) for intervention and encircling the
Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan. airport. The hijacking led to the
“On this historic occasion, we release of three dreaded Paki-
would like to offer our congrat- stani terrorists, including JeM
ulations to the leadership of the founder and 26/11 mastermind
Islamic Emirate, specifically Masood Azhar.
Haibatullah Akhundzada,” the According to data compiled
al-Qaeda statement read. by the South Asia Terrorism
It said that “It is time for you Portal (SATP), the number of
to prepare for the next stage of casualties in Kashmir dipped
the struggle, the way for which by almost 75% in the five years
has been paved by the victory of Jammu and Kashmir BJP President Ravinder Raina addresses a meeting following the US invasion and
the defiant Afghan nation” add- on the terror issue in Jammu on Friday. (ANI Photo) increased scrutiny on terror
ing that the “historic victory” groups.
in Afghanistan by the Taliban Similarly, the data shows
“will open the way for the Mus- that after the fall of the Soviet
lim masses to achieve liberation in 1989 and the insurgency in
from the despotic rule of tyrants Kashmir, the number of fatali-
who have been imposed by the ties grew drastically from 92 in
West on the Islamic World.” 1989 to 1,177 in 1990.
Al-Qaeda said it hoped that Following the US invasion of
the Taliban’s victory in Afghani- Afghanistan in 2001 and crack
stan will lead to additional victo- down on terror groups, the in-
ries for the “oppressed” around cidents of violence in Kashmir
the world. saw a sharp decline.
According to a recent UN The situation improved fur-
monitoring report, a significant ther after the 2003 ceasefire
part of the leadership of al-Qa- pact between India and Paki-
ida resides in the Afghanistan stan, when both sides agreed to
and Pakistan border region, avoid violence along the LoC.
alongside al-Qaida in the Indian This restored a fragile peace in
Subcontinent. Large numbers of The fighters from the dreaded Badri 313 Brigade of the Taliban force the Valley, even though some
al-Qaida fighters and other for- with their flag incidents of violence and infil-
eign extremist elements aligned tration continued.
with the Taliban are located in weeks amid the dominant pow- hard to keep the Valley free of Pakistan has been a key play-
various parts of Afghanistan. er sweep of Taliban. terror following the abrogation er in removing the Afghanistan
As per the UN report, ties Sources say that Paki- of Article 370. There are valid government from power and es-
between the two groups re- stan-based terror outfits like fears that Pakistan-based terror tablishing a group to a decisive
main close, relationships forged Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lash- groups, emboldened by the Tal- position in Afghanistan with its
through common struggle and kar-e-Taiba — clearly buoyed iban rule in Afghanistan, would dark nexus of terrorist groups in
intermarriage. al-Qaida and by the “victory” of Taliban in step up efforts to ignite violence the region for over two decades.
like-minded militants contin- Afghanistan — have boosted in J&K. While the silence of the west-
ue to celebrate developments infiltration efforts to push their A quick look at history ern countries -- who have been
in Afghanistan as a victory for cadres into the Valley. The secu- shows how militancy in Kashmir chanting rhetoric over human
the Taliban’s cause and thus for rity threat comes amid al-Qaida grew as Taliban rose to power in rights and democratic values
global radicalism, the report calling upon the global Mus- Afghanistan. -- has been the most surprising
added. lim community to “free” other A large number of Mujahe- aspect of the Afghanistan crisis.
With the situation in Af- Muslim lands. The group, re- deen fighters infiltrated into the Islamabad was not criticised
ghanistan volatile, the terrorist sponsible for the 9/11 attacks Valley in the late 1980s follow- when the Taliban governing
groups in the region are be- in US, has effectively put Kash- ing the end of the Soviet-Afghan council is formally referred to as
coming more active. According mir on the list of next targets of war. The influx of these foreign the Quetta shura, after the city
to security agencies, Jammu & global jihad. fighters had a direct impact on in Pakistan where it has operat-
Kashmir has witnessed a slight All these are bad signs for the security situation in Kash- ed for the past 20 years, report-
rise in violence in the last few India which has been trying mir, with incidents of terror ris- Continued on next page... >>

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