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Afghanistan Deports Alleged ISIS Sympathiser from India

For the first time, Afghanistan has extradited an Indian national, alleged ISIS sympathiser, Nashidul Hamzafar who along with other 14 youths moved Afghanistan to join the international terror group, ISIS, the Indian officers said on Wednesday (19).

The accused has been taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi on arrival from Kabul. This is the first deportation of an alleged ISIS sympathiser from Afghanistan.


Nashidul was arrested by security agencies in Afghanistan last year for illegally entering their country to join his companions in terrorist group ISIS, NIA spoke person said in a statement.

As alleged, Hamzafar, a resident of Kasaragod district located in India’s Kerala state, along with his associates left the country last year and travelled to Muscat, Oman before reaching Iran and finally Kabul where he was arrested.

"Pursuant to the conspiracy, 14 accused persons from Kasaragod district had left India or their work places in the Middle East between mid-May and early-July, 2016 before travelling to Afghanistan, where they joined ISIS/Daish," NIA spoke person added.

NIA has alleged Hamzafar took part in the conspiracy through encoded social media networks, with the other absconding accused youths. The youth was produced before NIA special court in New Delhi Wednesday.

According to the officials, the accused will now be taken to Kerala on transit remand for producing him before the special NIA court there that had issued a warrant against the detained youth.

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