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2019 communication blackout, Pakistan â why 2020 saw spike in Kashmir youth joining militants
Police data shows 2020 saw the highest number of youth join militant groups after 2018. Experts say Pakistan s agenda is to project militancy as local resistance .
Azaan Javaid 6 January, 2021 1:17 pm IST Text Size:
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Srinagar: The year 2020 saw a significant spike in local recruitment in militant ranks in Kashmir, which security officials said could be a result of the âbacklogâ triggered by the communication blackout in Jammu and Kashmir due to the scrapping of Article 370 in 2019.
According to police data, accessed by ThePrint, last year saw the second-highest recruitment of Kashmiri youth in the past decade, with Pulwama topping the list of places from where maximum youths have joined insurgent outfits. The year 2018 saw the highest number.