Indian Forces To Be Prepared To Fight Taliban Over Concerns Of Infiltration On Borders

The directives have come due to concerns of infiltration from across the border from Pakistan on India’s west and illegal entry of terrorist operatives.

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New Delhi: The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has raised concerns over the security situation in the Kashmir Valley amid fear of escalating terror-related violence, the government has directed border forces and armed police units deployed in the counter-terrorism grid to prepare and administer a new training module on the Taliban and its modus operandi to the troops.

International troops pulling back from Kabul which paved way for the interim Taliban government is expected to have a “serious bearing" on the security situation in India.

Keeping in view the current situation ground forces and their intelligence setup have been told to upgrade their strategy, tactics and combat syllabus on the new “geo-political situation in central and south Asia and its grave security implication on India’s borders and the hinterland," according to news agency PTI.

The directives have come due to concerns of infiltration from across the border from Pakistan on India’s west and illegal entry of terrorist operatives including foreign terrorist fighters from open fronts expected to increase.

The recent developments in the neighbourhood region have been acknowledges by the security establishment and the Taliban regaining power of provinces following the withdrawal of US military from their 20-year war launched after the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001 in their country, according to sources in the central security forces and intelligence wings.

Meanwhile, speaking to the media after the first 2+2 dialogue between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and defence minister Rajnath Singh with their Australian counterparts Marise Payne and Peter Dutton, Jaishankar said, "Afghanistan must not allow its soil to be used for terrorism and it should never again become a safe haven for "breeding and training" of terrorists, India and Australia asserted on September 11 as they joined the world in marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks."