On June 24, 2020, the US Department of State has published the 2019 annual report on the state of terrorism activity in various countries including Nepal.<\/p>\n
In the 2019 Country Report on Terrorism, the US agency has warned that the international terrorists could use Nepal as a transit or staging point due to the open border with India and inadequate security protocols at the Kathmandu international airport.<\/p>\n
Even though Nepal has not experienced any acts of international terrorism in 2019, it does not employ strategic communications to counter terrorist radicalization and recruitment.<\/p>\n
Nepal has not implemented any government or civil society programs to counter terrorist recruitment or rehabilitate former terrorists.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the Nepali Government generally does not view terrorism as a significant threat to the country, making it a soft target to international terrorists.<\/p>\n
The report has also incorporated details of some domestic incidents including small bombings in Nepal in 2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The domestic attacks in Nepal targeted large-scale infrastructure, government offices, or locations affiliated with political parties or officials.<\/p>\n
However, the Nepali Government has attributed most of the attacks to the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), known as \u201cBiplav,\u201d led by Netra Bikram Chand.<\/p>\n
The government has put Biplav responsible for an estimated 34 IEDs, 5 hoaxes, and 29 arson attacks in 2019.<\/p>\n
Some of the 2019 terrorist incidents in Nepal are as follows<\/h2>\n
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- February 22, 2019<\/strong>: A series of 15 IED or arson attacks on Ncell telecom towers killed one person and injured two<\/li>\n
- May 27-28, 2019<\/strong>: A series of three IED attacks on government offices and NCP headquarters in Kathmandu killed four and injured seven. 15 Biplav members were arrested in connection with the explosions<\/li>\n
- July 30-31, 2019<\/strong>: A number of arson and IED attacks in the central region of Nepal destroyed 22 Ncell telecom towers<\/li>\n
- November 30, 2019<\/strong>: Approximately nine instances of IEDs, including one hoax, primarily targeted polling station locations during byelections<\/li>\n
- December 14, 2020<\/strong>: An IED explosion in Dhanusha killed three people and injured four<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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On June 24, 2020, the US Department of State has published the 2019 annual report on…<\/span><\/p>\n