Taliban Won’t Target India Over Kashmir Conflict, Taliban Says In Tweet

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ujahid.“The policy of the Islamic Emirate is clear that we don’t interfere in the domestic issues of other countries,” Shaheen said in Tweet on Monday, May 18.India-administered Kashmir is a predominantly Muslim area in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir was independent for a brief time after British colonists left India. After invasion from Pashtun tribesmen in 1947, the region agreed to become a semi-autonomous Indian state in exchange for military aid against Pakistan. Article 370 in the Indian constitution allowed for Jammu and Kashmir to have its own constitution, flag, and special political freedoms.In the past decades, many in Kashmir have called for their independence, and tensions are incredibly high between Kashmir and India. Violence has been cyclical and most recently exploded in February 2019 with a terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of 42 Indian soldiers in Pulwama. The Indian security force personnel deployed to Kashmir have been accused of human rights violations against the Kashmiris. One 2015 report from Amnes

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ty International entitled “‘Denied’: Failures in accountability for human rights violations by security force personnel in Jammu and Kashmir” documents the scale of the allegations.“The violence in Jammu and Kashmir has taken a terrible human toll on all sides,” the report reads. “From 1990 to 2011, the Jammu and Kashmir state government reportedly recorded a total of over 43,000 people killed. Of those killed, 21,323 were said to be “militants”, 13,226 “civilians” (those not directly involved in the hostilities) killed by armed groups, 5,369 security force personnel killed by armed groups, and 3,642 “civilians” killed by security forces. Armed groups have committed thousands of abuses. In general, victims of human rights abuses in the state have been unable to secure justice, regardless of whether the perpetrator is a state or non-state actor.”In 2019, Article 370 was revoked and Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of their semi-autonomous status. While tensions will likely continue to rise, the Taliban spokespeople in Afghanistan say they won’t be involved.</article></body>

“The policy of the Islamic Emirate is clear that we don’t interfere in the domestic issues of other countries,” Shaheen said in Tweet on Monday, May 18.

“Taliban insurgents turn themselves in to Afghan National Security Forces at a forward operating base in Puza-i-Eshan.” by ISAF Public Affairs via ResoluteSupportMedia on Flickr

In a tweet by Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen, he dispelled recent rumors and clarified that the Taliban does not support Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir. He also stated the Taliban’s position on Kashmir, saying that it is an internal issue for India and that the Taliban won’t target India. Recent false rumors, which stated that friendship between India and the Islamic Emirate weren’t possible, were spread by tweets falsely attributed to Shaheen as well as fellow Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid.

“The policy of the Islamic Emirate is clear that we don’t interfere in the domestic issues of other countries,” Shaheen said in Tweet on Monday, May 18.

India-administered Kashmir is a predominantly Muslim area in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir was independent for a brief time after British colonists left India. After invasion from Pashtun tribesmen in 1947, the region agreed to become a semi-autonomous Indian state in exchange for military aid against Pakistan. Article 370 in the Indian constitution allowed for Jammu and Kashmir to have its own constitution, flag, and special political freedoms.

In the past decades, many in Kashmir have called for their independence, and tensions are incredibly high between Kashmir and India. Violence has been cyclical and most recently exploded in February 2019 with a terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of 42 Indian soldiers in Pulwama. The Indian security force personnel deployed to Kashmir have been accused of human rights violations against the Kashmiris. One 2015 report from Amnesty International entitled “‘Denied’: Failures in accountability for human rights violations by security force personnel in Jammu and Kashmir” documents the scale of the allegations.

“The violence in Jammu and Kashmir has taken a terrible human toll on all sides,” the report reads. “From 1990 to 2011, the Jammu and Kashmir state government reportedly recorded a total of over 43,000 people killed. Of those killed, 21,323 were said to be “militants”, 13,226 “civilians” (those not directly involved in the hostilities) killed by armed groups, 5,369 security force personnel killed by armed groups, and 3,642 “civilians” killed by security forces. Armed groups have committed thousands of abuses. In general, victims of human rights abuses in the state have been unable to secure justice, regardless of whether the perpetrator is a state or non-state actor.”

In 2019, Article 370 was revoked and Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of their semi-autonomous status. While tensions will likely continue to rise, the Taliban spokespeople in Afghanistan say they won’t be involved.