After the police commissioner of Dhaka claimed that some extremist Bangladeshi teenagers were trying to slip into India to join the Taliban in Afghanistan, Border Security Force (BSF) troops are on high alert along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
“These young people are attempting to enter Afghanistan in some way. We don’t have the specific number because it hasn’t been disclosed to us, but “Shafikul Islam, Dhaka’s Police Commissioner, said as much.
SS Guleria, the DIG of the BSF South Bengal Frontier, responded to Shafikul Islam’s remark, saying, “Our forces are on high alert. So far, no young people have been apprehended attempting to enter India in order to join the Taliban.”
SS Guleria further stated that Bangladeshi police had already informed their Indian colleagues that a few extremists in the nation are ecstatic about the Taliban’s control of Afghanistan.
According to reports, the Taliban has made calls to Bangladeshi teenagers to join them.
Bangladesh’s foreign ministry has also declared that it is “closely monitoring” the situation in Afghanistan.
As a result, after Bangladesh voiced concern in this respect, the BSF has already alerted troops stationed throughout border areas.
“Bangladeshi extreme organisations have been revived by the Taliban’s conquest of Afghanistan by defeating the great Americans,” a BSF official stated.
“Bangladeshi authorities have nearly completely crippled these organisations throughout the years. However, it is also true that these groups kept in touch with the Taliban at the same time “Added the official.
Some Bangladeshi extremists, according to sources, are attempting to enter Afghanistan through India because they feel it is easier to obtain a visa there.
India Today also contacted West Bengal Police on the Dhaka Police Commissioner’s claims, but has yet to receive a response.
Several Bangladeshi teenagers travelled to Afghanistan to join the Taliban twenty years ago.
Authorities in both India and Bangladesh are constantly monitoring developments along the border areas for any red flags, citing security concerns.
