Afghanistan most impacted by terrorism for fourth straight year, India ranks 13th: Global Terrorism Index

Daily Current Affairs / Afghanistan most impacted by terrorism for fourth straight year, India ranks 13th: Global Terrorism Index

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Category : International Published on: March 20 2023

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Afghanistan retains the top spot in the list of country impacted by terrorism in the new Global Terrorism Index report.
Afghanistan has topped for the fourth consecutive year, despite attacks and deaths falling by 75 per cent and 58 per cent, respectively.
India ranked 13th on the index, marking only a marginal decrease from the previous year.
According to the GTI report, Afghanistan recorded 633 fatalities in 2022, despite terrorism-related deaths declining by 866 in 2022. Following the Taliban's takeover of the nation, GTI claimed that the Islamic State-Khorasan (Daesh) had become "the most active terrorist group" in Afghanistan.
Pakistan saw the second-largest increase in terror-related fatalities globally last year, with a total of 643 dead.
India's GTI score was 7.175, whereas Afghanistan's score, which led the index, was 8.822.