Defense

Tension growing in South Asia

When US forces leave Afghanistan next year, the absence of the counter-balance will be noticed. Pakistan-based militants say they will attack India once Western...

Federal News Radio Custom Media@WTOPWFEDcustom

August 14, 2013 10:24 am

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When US forces leave Afghanistan next year, the absence of the counter-balance will be noticed. Pakistan-based militants say they will attack India once Western troops leave Afghanistan in 2014. That will likely increase tensions between India and Pakistan, both of which have nuclear weapons. The threats were made by Lashkar-e- Taiba (LeT), blamed for the 2008 commando-style raid on Mumbai that killed 166 people.