‘Techie’ militant’s death ‘huge blow’ to Hizb’s recruitment in Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir police are upbeat about having achieved “huge success” in halting further recruitment of local youths by the militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. They said one of the two militants killed in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday evening was one of Hizb’s main recruiters. “We are hopeful that there will be a halt in the cycle of recruitment of local boys,” DIG south Kashmir Nitish Kumar told the HT. Sources said the militant, identified as Afaq Ahmed alias Afaaqullah, handled most of the “online…

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