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US designates group responsible for Kashmir attack as terrorists
New Delhi has accused Pakistan of backing the attack, which Islamabad has denied.
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Reuters - Thu, 17, Jul 2025
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Representative image. / REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
The U.S. government designated The Resistance Front, an offshoot of the Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a "foreign terrorist organization" over the April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir that killed 26 people, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.
"TRF, a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) front and proxy, claimed responsibility for the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack which killed 26 civilians. This was the deadliest attack on civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai attacks conducted by LeT. TRF has also claimed responsibility for several attacks against Indian security forces, including most recently in 2024. These actions taken by the Department of State demonstrates the Trump Administration’s commitment to protecting our national security interests, countering terrorism, and enforcing President Trump’s call for justice for the Pahalgam attack," the statement said.
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New Delhi has accused Pakistan of backing the attack, which Islamabad has denied.
The April 22 killings triggered a series of tit-for-tat diplomatic measures by the nuclear-armed countries and led to intense exchanges of missile, drone and artillery fire.
The four-day conflict left more than 70 people dead on both sides.
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