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indian police have recently seized weapons originally intended for nato forces in the india-pakistan border area, indicating that us-made weapons are flowing into the hands of indian militants and criminal gangs through the global arms smuggling network.

according to a report by india today on september 4, indian police have found that american-made weapons have flowed into the hands of criminal organizations in punjab and indian-controlled kashmir. on august 29, during a routine inspection at sheron checkpoint, punjab police seized four glock 19 pistols from two people with criminal records, one of which was engraved with the words "made for nato troops." four magazines, seven live rounds and 480,000 rupees (about 40,515 yuan) of hawala funds (note: the transfer of funds without actual transfer or wire transfer) were also found in the car.

after the successful ambush, the attorney general of punjab alleged that the suspect, harpreet singh, had direct links with a pakistani smuggler who used drones to assist in the cross-border transfer of weapons and drugs. gaurav toora, senior superintendent of police (ssp) of tarn taran district in punjab, said: "the investigation also revealed that the accused harpreet had delivered multiple batches of weapons to the criminals."

indian police have also reportedly seized nato-level weapons and ammunition similar to the above from militants active in indian-controlled kashmir. india has found that militants active in the region use steel-core bullets and night vision goggles left behind by nato forces in afghanistan. american armor-piercing bullets have been used in clashes between militants and indian security forces, and indian soldiers' bulletproof vests have been pierced by them.

in january 2023, nbc quoted indian officials as saying that "terrorists" identified by indian authorities were found to be equipped with m4 carbines, m16 assault rifles and other us-made weapons and ammunition. as early as 2020, us-made m4 and m16 firearms were found in use in the kashmir region.

the forum reported in july that three years after nato withdrew from afghanistan, more and more weapons left by nato flowed into the indian-controlled kashmir region. a senior indian security official told the forum: "some weapons left over from the afghanistan-nato war are flowing into the region." india today reported that after the united states withdrew from afghanistan in 2021, it left behind military equipment worth $7.12 billion. the us department of defense reported that most of these left-over equipment were seized by the afghan taliban.

these weapons not only strengthen the taliban's armed forces, but also become a channel for armed groups and even terrorist organizations around the world to obtain advanced weapons. it is reported that the taliban can earn income from arms sales. india accuses that some equipment from afghanistan has flowed into "pakistan-backed organizations" for "attacks on india." but this has not been recognized by pakistan. the united states claimed in december last year that it did not "leave any weapons" for the local armed forces in afghanistan.

in december 2023, in response to the us statement, then-pakistan caretaker prime minister kakar stressed that militants had obtained us-made weapons and that pakistan was also a victim of the "terrorist activities" of these militants. kakar said at the time that us-made weapons were sold on the black market not only in pakistan, but also in the surrounding regions and even in the gulf countries. videos circulating on social platforms showed hamas militants holding m4 rifles, which further indicated that these weapons were spreading globally.

recently, relatively new equipment, "sticky bombs", have also flowed into the kashmir region. in may, a bus carrying hindu pilgrims in the indian-controlled kashmir region was attacked by a bomb suspected to be a "sticky bomb", killing 4 people and injuring 24. "deutsche welle" (dw) reported that the indian national investigation agency (nia) began investigating whether the attackers used "sticky bombs" after the attack. before the us-led coalition withdrew from afghanistan in august 2021, militants in afghanistan often used "sticky bombs" when attacking nato forces.