There has been an increase in the number of foreign terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir after the Afghanistan situation, Kuldiep Singh, Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), said on Thursday. The Taliban took over the reins of Afghanistan in August 2021.
Mr. Singh said challenges for security agencies have increased “after the Afghanistan” episode but the overall number of terrorists in J&K, which includes local and foreign terrorists, was under 200.
The outgoing DG who is set to hang up his boots on September 30, said the CRPF, which has the largest component in J&K, has its own intelligence wing to monitor the terror-related activities. After August 5, 2019, when Article 370 that gave special status to J&K was read down by Parliament, the number of stone throwing incidents had reduced, he said.
