The US State Department has declared The Resistance Front (TRF) a foreign terrorist group. This action follows TRF's claim of responsibility for the Pahalgam massacre. The US also linked TRF to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Investigations revealed the Pahalgam attack was a joint operation by Pakistan's ISI and LeT. Pakistani terrorists, led by Sulaiman, executed the killings.
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