94 youths turned militants this year, the highest in last seven years The security forces have launched a massive offensive against militants, but apparently that has failed to dissuade local youth from joining militancy. This year so far nearly 100 Kashmiri youths have joined militancy, the highest in the last seven years. A senior police officer said 94 local youth had joined militancy this year and a majority of them belonged to four districts of south Kashmir – Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian —- which have remained on the edge…
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