Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed in a statement on Thursday that TRF is a branch of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) and that it was responsible for the attack in Pahalgam and other attacks on Indian security forces.
Rubio cited President Donald Trump’s consistent policy toward foreign matters in his remarks.
The Department of State’s actions demonstrate the administration’s commitment to fighting terrorism, promoting justice for the victims of the Pahalgam attack, and supporting President Trump’s call for justice, according to a statement from the State Department.
TRF initially denied involvement in the bloody attack in Pahalgam, but it changed its mind a few days later and reversed its course.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nationalist government quickly took advantage of the attack, accusing neighboring Pakistan of supporting militant organizations that carry out attacks on Indian security forces and civilians.
In Mumbai in 2008, several LeT members carried out a multiday attack that left hundreds of people dead and injured. The Pahalgam attack, which militants targeted a well-known tourist destination in Kashmir, was described as “the deadliest attack on civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai attacks conducted by LeT,” according to Rubio in a statement.
Pakistan is widely believed to have supported these organizations in an effort to undermine India, but the latter’s harsh military rule and history of human rights violations in Kashmir have long been the source of unrest and occasionally violent resistance in the area.
Hindu nationalists want more control over Kashmir, the only province with a Muslim majority under Indian rule.
Source: Aljazeera
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