In one significant development, senior army officials have stated that they believe that American weapons seized by the Taliban from the Afghan army are likely to wreak havoc in Pakistan first.
Taliban fighters walk through the streets of Kabul. (AP)
In one significant development, senior army officials have stated that they believe that American weapons seized by the Taliban from the Afghan army will likely wreak havoc in Pakistan first before attempting to smuggle them into India.
The Pakistani army and terrorist groups it supports receive huge amounts of these weapons after the Afghan army surrendered to the Taliban and surrendered all of its weapons.
“Just as the ISI-backed terrorist groups in Pakistan have been strengthened by the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan, it is very likely that the weapons will be used for violence first in Pakistan before they reach India,” army top sources told India Today TV.
The weapons looted by the Taliban include over five lakh M-16 and M-4 assault rifles along with the American light machine guns and 50 caliber weapons on the armored vehicles.
The arsenal also contains a large number of sniper rifles as well as steel core projectiles, bulletproof vests and armored penetrating projectiles. Small arms aside, the petitions suggest that Pakistan is also likely to gain control of some of the 2,000 armored vehicles, including Humvees, 40 aircraft including the UH-60 Black Hawks, attack helicopters and small ScanEagle drones.
While the larger military equipment is likely to be traceable if used by the Taliban or Pakistani armies, the smaller weapons can easily be used outside of Afghanistan.
Army sources also said that the security forces in the Kashmir Valley are fully prepared to counter any influx of these weapons within the Kashmir Valley or elsewhere.
The anti-infiltration and counter-terrorism network is robust and would be able to counter any such approach by the Pakistani army or the terrorists it supports.
Sources said that if the Pakistani army tried to push the Afghan Taliban into Indian territories, they would be treated the same as they were in the 1990s.
Sources said the Afghan terrorists were completely radicalized and would not surrender when encountered.
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