Sources have told India Today that Pakistani intelligence agency ISI has ordered its fighters and Taliban to target Indian assets in Afghanistan.
It is estimated that more than 10,000 Pakistani fighters have entered Afghanistan through the porous borders, and several have been stationed there for years. (Photo: Reuters)
The Pakistani secret service ISI has ordered its fighters and Taliban to attack buildings and infrastructures that India has built in war-torn Afghanistan over the past 20 years.
“A large number of Pakistani fighters have joined the fight in Afghanistan against the government there and support the Taliban. They entered the arena with instructions to attack Indian assets and buildings, ”government sources monitoring the soil situation told India Today.
The instructions are clear that the first target should be Indian assets in areas under Taliban control, sources said.
It is estimated that more than 10,000 Pakistani fighters penetrated through the porous borders into Afghanistan, several were stationed there for years – active in the fight against the US and Allied forces.
India has spent over $ 3 billion in Afghanistan since the Taliban was uprooted from Kabul in 2001. The main symbols of Indian fortune include the 218 km long road between Delaram and Zaranj, the IndiaAfghanistan Friendship Dam (also known as Salma Dam) and the Afghan Parliament building, which was inaugurated in 2015.
It is still unclear whether India can maintain its presence in Afghanistan with the return of the Taliban. In this regard, the new radical Islamic establishment has received no advice or assurances.
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Indian citizens involved in the construction and maintenance work have been told to move out safely while other countries are closely monitoring the situation at Kabul airport – which is likely to be handed over to the Turks by the Americans soon.
India only has two of its institutions in Afghanistan – the consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif and the embassy in Kabul.
The consulate in Kandahar recently saw the return of Indian citizens and security guards, while those in Jalalabad and Herat were previously closed.
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