A fresh influx of battle-hardened fighters is ready to flood the disputed Himalayan territory, where India and Pakistain have fought two wars, from Afghanistan when NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
troops quit next year.
Syed Salahudeen, the head of United Jihad Council, an umbrella organization of groups fighting against Indian rule in Kashmire, said "thousands" of rebels would move across from Afghanistan.
"The coming months and years will see a tremendous surge in mujahedeen's activities" in Indian-held Kashmire (IHK), he told AFP.
"The encounter between mujahedeen and Indian forces will enhance to an unprecedented level. The increase in attacks will be enormous and Indian forces will face huge losses."
Regular deadly exchanges of fire across the heavily militarised Line of Control (LoC) have killed 11 people since August 5 and sent tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours soaring.
The latest spate of festivities began when five Indian soldiers were killed in a raid that New Delhi blamed on the Pak military. The attack came shortly after Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
took office, promising to improve ties with India.