India Arms School Girls To Fight Militants

Paramilitary troops are training young girls in weaponry, in India's northern Jammu and Kashmir state. Attacks by armed separatists in the region are frequent.

Indian school girls aim AK-47s as they learn how to wield weapons and combat militants.

They may still wear braids, but living in the turbulent northern Jammu and Kashmir state, these girls are no strangers to violence.

One who lost her grandmother to a militant attack is eager to learn.

[Sunaina, Girl Receiving Training]
"We have been given training to use big weapons and we have learnt a lot. We felt very nice."

Paramilitary troops are teaching girls to defend themselves and their villages against frequent skirmishes in the disputed Kashmir region.

[S.S. Chillar, Commanding Officer]
"This is basically to provide training to the children, especially girls, living near the Line of Control areas to use the new weapons and also the handling of the weapons, so that if any kind of emergency occurs the girls should be ready to fight back."

Last year, a girl in the Kashmir Valley allegedly took on a group of militants who burst into her home single-handedly.

Armed separatists in the region have claimed lives and caused unrest for more than two decades.

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[xcommunicate]

Indian dance in order to add confusion. Then stab.

[MagnetoMasterOfEvil]

@dinnerandashow LMAO! Great comment! Actually, I believe China produces a "Hello Kitty" AK-47 version for Japanese school girls.

[MCMXIautomatic]

I wish America still took this kind of approach to national defense.

[greenfish13]

great to see these young girls won't have to worry about being helpless, sad that they face any day of this in their day to day life

[bilalbahi]

@sushil1807 aur us hera mandi main training kar k indian main apni khidmaat anjaam day rahi hay kalay chutia gay hind

[sushil1807]

@bilalbahi , tune bata diya tu hira mandi ka dalla hai..hahahahaha....ja apni behno ki kamai khaa..

[GunOwnerDan]

Good for them! Terrorists and other dangerous criminals prefer unarmed victims!

Self defense is the most important human right.

[bilalbahi]

weapons training in day and lun taking training at night !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! teach them dance and send them to whore homes in mumbai

[DeepakPawndU]

@mankyman6 Oh honey.... It sure is.

[DeepakPawndU]

@xxxKINGFROGxxx NO.... This is SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!­!!!!!!!!!

[DeepakPawndU]

@Amardeep661 chup be paki kuttey, apni ma chuda pakistan mein taliban ke sath. India ka toh PM bhi sikh hai... tu toh bas ek paki kutta hai.

[babaaj]

We can Defend our territories.Indian girls are not slaves like any fanatic Islamic. Here every Indian male like Rana Pratap, Vir Shivaji, Guru Govind singh, Tipu Sultan and every gal like Rani Laxmi Bai. We all Indian ready for any threat.