From 2016-18, 334 soldiers killed where AFSPA is in force
New Delhi, June 25: As many as 334 soldiers were killed from 2016 to 2018 in areas where the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is in force, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament.
In
a
written
response
to
a
question
in
the
Rajya
Sabha,
Singh
said
113
soldiers
were
killed
in
2016,
125
in
2017
and
96
in
2018
in
areas
where
the
AFSPA
is
in
force.
The
AFSPA,
which
gives
special
powers
to
the
armed
forces,
is
in
place
in
Jammu
and
Kashmir
and
certain
parts
of
the
northeast.
Singh
said
69
soldiers
were
killed
in
border
skirmishes
from
2016
to
2018.
Responding
to
another
question,
he
said
the
Army
suffered
31
casualties
during
tactical
actions
in
the
said
period.
Replying to another question, the defence minister said 87 soldiers were killed in terrorist attacks in 2017 and 2018.
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"The Army carries out a periodical review of the security arrangements of all its camps, garrisons and installations, based on threat assessment and analysis of past incidents," Singh said.
On the basis of these reviews, suitable drills and procedure are adopted to counter such threats, he added.