On 12 september 2006 the propaganda arm of the lashkaretaiba issued a fatwa against pope benedict xvi demanding that muslims assassinate him for his controversial statements about muhammad. It is known especially for its involvement in attacks in mumbai in 2006 and 2008. The pakistani militant group lashkaretaiba has developed from a small resistance group to the most feared militant organization in south asia and one with global reach. Though banned in pakistan in 2002, its members and patrons have often eluded capture or conviction. The story of lashkaretaiba, tankel traces the development of the pakistani militant group lashkar e taiba let into an organization with global reach and details why the pakistani security establishment is unlikely to dismantle its longtime proxy any time soon. News about lashkaretaiba, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times.
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The sea training, as per the book written by historian saroj kumar rath, also included how to fish, something that made kasab think that he had got a job and he could earn a respectable living. Lashkar e taiba is among the most powerful militants groups in south asia and increasingly viewed as a global terrorist threat on par with alqaeda. Considered pakistans most powerful proxy against india, the group gained public prominence after its deadly tenperson suicide assault on mumbai in november 2008. Yes it contains some puzzles, many of which predate the mumbai attacks in 2008 and he answers nearly all in detail. On 16 september 2006, a top lashkaretaiba militant, abu saad, was killed by the troops of 9rashtriya rifles in nandi marg forest in kulgam. Lashkaretaiba, islamist militant group founded in pakistan and particularly active in the kashmir region.