Crop. India's concern has been heightened when a militant group based in the region joins hands with the Taliban

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New Delhi: Thousands of Pakistani militants from Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad and other militant groups are reportedly fighting alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan, in clear violation of the 2020 peace agreement between the Taliban and the US as soon as the US steps down from Afghanistan. Is.

At present, all countries of the world, including India, are concerned about the speed with which the Taliban is increasing its power in Afghanistan. Afghan and Indian security agencies have received information that Lashkar and Jaish militants are operating in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces in eastern Afghanistan, as well as in Helmand and Kandahar provinces in the south-east of the country. All four provinces of Afghanistan border Pakistan.

Terrorists from other Pakistani terrorist groups such as Tehreek-e-Jangvi, Jamaat-ul-Arhar, Lashkar-e-Islam and Al-Badr are also supporting the Taliban in significant numbers.

Pakistani terrorists have also appeared in southern Ghazni, Khost, Logar, Paktia and Paktika provinces, as well as southeastern Afghanistan. The security agency has learned that about 7,000 Pakistani militants are supporting the Taliban in these areas.

According to a report, the Taliban is serving as an adviser, commander and administrator of the army's terrorists. In addition, new recruits of Pakistani terrorists are being recruited in eastern Afghanistan.

Mulla Mohammad Yaqub, the head of the Afghan Taliban army and son of Mullah Mohammad Omar, is currently working closely with army and Jaish commanders. Hundreds of Taliban fighters are being trained by the Pakistani military at an army camp in Hyderabad in Pakistan's Punjab province, according to security agencies.

Lashkar and Jaish militants have been deployed in Afghanistan in groups of 200. It also includes suicide bombers. Pakistan's intelligence agency is also in contact with the terrorists. Pakistan has adopted a similar strategy in the past.

A UN Security Council report released in June also said that the Afghan Taliban still maintains ties with al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. Key al-Qaeda leaders have camped in the border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan. A large number of al-Qaeda terrorists are located in various parts of Afghanistan and are supporting the Taliban.

The report also said that 6,500 Pakistani militants were also operating in Afghanistan and that Jaish as well as the army were playing a major role in recruiting foreign terrorists. Terrorists from these organizations are also turning to Afghanistan as pressure mounts on Pakistan to take action against terrorist organizations through the Financial Action Task Force. Due to the growing strength of the Taliban, only 20 percent of the US-backed Afghan government is in control.