Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India]: Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai alias Sheru, who is a top leader of the Taliban, was initially in the Afghan Army and got training as a foreign cadet at the Indian Military Academy Dehradun.
As per sources, Mohammad Abbas had joined the Afghan National Army as a Lieutenant after passing out in 1982, after completing his training at the IMA. He was selected for training at IMA after passing the examination of the Afghan Defense Academy. He was called ‘Sheru’ by his batchmates during training. He was among the 45 cadets who received training in the Keran Company of the Bhagat Battalion of the academy.
A number of cadets from African and Asian countries have received “pre-commission training” at the Indian Military Academy since 1948.
Afghan cadets also started receiving pre-commission training at the academy after the 1971 India-Pakistan war and over 1,000 cadets from the neighbouring country have received military training here.
Eighty Afghan cadets are receiving their military training at IMA at present.
Must Read
- Cabinet approves MoC b/w Competition Commission of India &…
- US should not interfere in Afghan affairs, says Taliban…
- Our policy is to provide safety to all residents in…
- Indian Army to continue training Afghan cadets
- IMA urges Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to reschedule…
- Pakistan, Taliban-led Afghanistan agree to establish joint…
- EU will not recognise Taliban regime, says European…
- Now Taliban Vs Pakistan : Pakistani Taliban threatens to…
- Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made Pak army's Chief of General Staff
- Top Maoist leader RK, who carried a bounty Rs 97 lakh, dies