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TALIBAN
- Fundamentalist political movement and military organization
- India’s main concerns were that after U.S leaves Afghanistan, Taliban will regain control of Afghanistan and then they will join Pakistani militant outfits to attack Kashmir
A RECENT STATEMENT STROKED THOSE CONCERNS FURTHER
DETAILS
- Fake tweets attributing to Suhail Shaheenand Taliban spokesperson ZabihullahMujahid has been doing round saying “Friendship between Islamic Emirate and India is impossible” which further stated “Islamic Emirate will capture Kashmir from infidels.
ADDITIONAL INFO
- Taliban likes to refer to themselves as the
- Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA)
CLARIFICATION FROM TALIBAN
THE STATEMENT
- “The statement published in the media about Taaliban joining Jihad in Kashmir is wrong…. The policy of the Islamic Emirate is clear that it does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.” Suhail Shaheen, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the political wing of Taliban calls itself, tweeted
UNDERSTANDING THE GEOPOLITICS
- Taliban needs support of regional members in order to regain power in Afghanistanas right now the Afghan government under Ashraf Ghani is putting up strong resistance.
THE QUESTION IN FRONT OF INDIA IS
- Should India establish some communication with Taliban?
DIFFICULT CHOICE FOR INDIA
- Many career diplomats in India are suggesting the government not to give legitimacy to the Afghan Taliban
- Many believe that Taliban’s word cannot be taken seriously as theychange their stance often
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