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TIMES TOPICS | December 31, 1969
Lashkar-e-Taiba

<p>Lashkar-e-Taiba, or Army of the Pure, was formed to fight against India's rule over disputed territories in Kashmir. In recent years, American and Indian officials have blamed it for a campaign of violence against high-profile targets throughout India, including the December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament building in New Delhi and an August 2007 strike at an amusement park in Hyderabad. </p> <p>At left, one of the group's posters suggests that the map of the subcontinent be changed to include ''more Pakistans.'' </p> <p>After the terror attacks on Mumbai that began on Nov. 26, 2008, American intelligence officials focused on possible connections to Lashkar-e-Taiba and another Kashmiri insurgent group, Jaish-e-Muhammad. Lashkar-e-Taiba denied involvement. </p> <p>A State Department report released earlier this year called Lashkar-e-Taiba 

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