Admin I Thursday, July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON – The United States has designated The Resistant Front, TRF of India a foreign terrorist organisation for carrying out the Pahalgam attack, an acts of terrorism that resulted in the death of 26 civilians in India.
“Today, the Department of State is adding The Resistance Front (TRF) as a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT)”, says Department o State, adding “TRF, a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) front and proxy, claimed responsibility for the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack which killed 26 civilians”.
According to the statement, the attack was the deadliest attack on civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai attacks conducted by LeT.
TRF has also claimed responsibility for several attacks against Indian security forces, including most recently in 2024.
“These actions taken by the Department of State demonstrates the Trump Administration’s commitment to protecting our national security interests, countering terrorism, and enforcing President Trump’s call for justice for the Pahalgam attack”, the statement said.
TRF, the department said and other associated aliases have been added to LeT’s designation as a FTO and SDGT pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and Executive Order 13224, respectively.
The Department of State has also reviewed and maintained the FTO designation of LeT. Amendments to FTO designations go into effect upon publication in the Federal Register, the department said.
