Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 11:40am on 11 Aug 2025,Monday India
Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district demolished a suspected terrorist hideout inside a natural cave as part of the ongoing Operation Akhal. Acting on specific intelligence, the Indian Army engaged in heavy firing and used explosives to destroy the cave, believed to shelter Hizbul Mujahideen operatives. Dramatic visuals showed massive blasts and smoke plumes at the cave’s entrance. It remains unclear if any terrorists were killed. The operation, launched on August 1, has intensified across mountainous terrain, with drones deployed and rocket launchers used. Kishtwar and surrounding districts have seen increased infiltration since 2021, prompting one of India’s longest-running anti-terror offensives in the region’s dense forest belts.
