US special forces in India to help contain LeT: Report
Top Pentagon commander says US special forces also present in four other South Asian countries besides India.
United States military personnel are currently present in India to assist the country with counter-terrorism and in containing Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based militant group, a BBC report revealed on Friday.
India blames LeT, which means ‘The Army of the Pure’ in Urdu, for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
A top Pentagon commander, US Pacific Commander Admiral Robert Willard, stated that US special forces were also present in four other South Asian countries besides India. These countries are Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Willard has said that the special forces were working “very closely” with India on their counter-terrorism capabilities.
The US admiral termed LeT a “very dangerous” organisation and said that it was an important threat. He also added that the group was contributing to terror operations in Afghanistan and was also aspiring to work against Asia, Europe and North America.
India blames LeT, which means ‘The Army of the Pure’ in Urdu, for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
A top Pentagon commander, US Pacific Commander Admiral Robert Willard, stated that US special forces were also present in four other South Asian countries besides India. These countries are Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Willard has said that the special forces were working “very closely” with India on their counter-terrorism capabilities.
We are working very closely with India with regard to their counter-terrorism capabilities and in particular on the maritime domain but also government to government, not necessarily department of defence but other agencies assisting them in terms of their internal counter-terror and counterinsurgency challenges.
The US admiral termed LeT a “very dangerous” organisation and said that it was an important threat. He also added that the group was contributing to terror operations in Afghanistan and was also aspiring to work against Asia, Europe and North America.