Manish Tewari | Four months on, Taliban’s inner contradictions show
3 years ago

Manish Tewari | Four months on, Taliban’s inner contradictions show

Deccan Chronicle  

It has been 124 days since a triumphant Taliban swept into Kabul on the 15th of August 2021. UN deputy high commissioner for Human rights Nada Al-Nashif told the UN Human Rights Council on the 14th of December that between August and November of 2021 OHCHR received credible information of more than 100 killings of former Afghan national security forces and others associated with the former government. In an assessment released recently Amnesty International also underscored the fact that members of the Taliban had tortured and killed ethnic and religious minorities, former Afghan soldiers and suspected government sympathisers as they seized control of Afghanistan in July and August. After the initial hubris and strutting around by members of the Pakistani deep state including and not limited to the former director general of the ISI Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed and their foreign minister Makdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the Pakistani’s are realising that the Taliban are difficult customers to contend with after coming to power. According to credible reports in the public space the cleavage between the hardliners and the moderates is sharpening Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the founding members of the Taliban and now deputy prime minister, is reported to have voiced his profound distress that the cabinet was packed with fundamentalists from the 1996 order and militant absolutists from the Haqqani network, a principal player in the Taliban’s mosaic of fidelities.

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Pakistan PM's 'crush Taliban' message amid border tensions with Afghanistan
1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan PM's 'crush Taliban' message amid border tensions with Afghanistan

India Today  

In a resolute address to the Special Investment Facilitation Council's apex committee in Islamabad, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave a stern warning to the Taliban, declaring that the militant group must be "crushed" to ensure the nation's progress. "The Taliban has resurfaced, and we cannot move forward without crushing this menace," Sharif said, acknowledging the mounting toll of terrorism …

Allies to adversaries: The deteriorating Pakistan-Afghanistan relations | Explained
1 week, 6 days ago

Allies to adversaries: The deteriorating Pakistan-Afghanistan relations | Explained

India TV News  

After the Taliban toppled the democratic government in Afghanistan in 2021, it was Pakistan which celebrated the occasion the most, expecting that a new bloc would come into the fore, garnering the attention of the entire world, and thus the region would gain prominence. Pakistan's support to Afghan Taliban For nearly two decades, the Afghan Taliban fought the US-led coalition …

Analysis: Why have Pakistan’s ties with the Afghan Taliban turned frigid?
2 weeks ago

Analysis: Why have Pakistan’s ties with the Afghan Taliban turned frigid?

Al Jazeera  

For two decades, they were close allies. When the Taliban seized power in Kabul in August 2021, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed delivered a triumphant news conference at the Torkham crossing with Afghanistan. The significance and implications of tensions It is unlikely that the Taliban would accept any Pakistani demands for action against TTP leaders in Afghanistan’s border areas …

15,000 Taliban fighters march to take on Pakistan. Why is Taliban biting back?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

15,000 Taliban fighters march to take on Pakistan. Why is Taliban biting back?

India Today  

"It's like that old story. This situation compels us to examine how the Taliban, whose return to power in Afghanistan was hailed as a "blessing" by Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has turned against it. PAKISTAN JETS HIT AFGHANISTAN, TALIBAN VOWS RETALIATION The current escalation began with Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, specifically in the Paktika province. That is why …

15 Killed As Pakistan Launches Airstrike In Afghanistan, Taliban Warns of Retaliation
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

15 Killed As Pakistan Launches Airstrike In Afghanistan, Taliban Warns of Retaliation

ABP News  

Kabul, Dec 25 At least 15 people, including women and children, have been killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, with the death toll expected to rise further, according to local media reports. The strikes carried out late on Tuesday, targeted multiple areas in the Barmal district of Paktika province, dismantling a Taliban training facility, as reported by Khaama Press. The …

Pakistan conducts airstrikes on Afghanistan killing 15; Taliban vows retaliation
Top News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pakistan conducts airstrikes on Afghanistan killing 15; Taliban vows retaliation

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan, in rare airstrikes, targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighbouring Afghanistan on Tuesday, dismantling a training facility and reportedly killing some insurgents. The attacks, which took place on the night of December 24, targeted seven villages, including Laman, where five members of a family were killed, Khaama Press reported. The Pakistani Taliban, or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, has …

Pakistan airstrikes Paktika province in Afghanistan, 15 killed, Taliban vows to retaliate
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistan airstrikes Paktika province in Afghanistan, 15 killed, Taliban vows to retaliate

India TV News  

In a major escalation, Pakistan conducted a series of airstrikes on the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan which resulted in the death of at least 15 people, including women and children, with the toll expected to rise. Enayatullah Khwarazmi, a spokesperson for the Taliban Ministry of Defence, denied the Pakistani claims and posted on X that "civilian people, …

Pakistan Taliban claim raid that killed 16 soldiers
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Pakistan Taliban claim raid that killed 16 soldiers

Hindustan Times  

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more. According to intelligence experts, the Pakistani Taliban carried out a heinous nocturnal attack on an army outpost close to the Afghan border on Saturday, killing 16 troops and seriously …

Pakistan Security Forces Kill 6 Militants in Two Shootouts Near Afghan Border
2 months ago

Pakistan Security Forces Kill 6 Militants in Two Shootouts Near Afghan Border

Associated Press  

Pakistani security forces have killed six militants in two shootouts near the Afghan border. A militant commander was killed in the first raid, and five other insurgents were killed in the second raid. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in violence, mostly blamed on the Pakistani Taliban, who are known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP.

Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents
6 months ago

Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents

Hindustan Times  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Security forces raided a hideout of the Pakistani Taliban on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, triggering a shootout that killed four officers and three insurgents, police said. Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents A militant commander, Abdul Rahim, was among the insurgents killed in …

Pakistan’s Relations With Afghan Taliban Enter Uncharted Territory
9 months ago

Pakistan’s Relations With Afghan Taliban Enter Uncharted Territory

The Diplomat  

Last month, Pakistan conducted airstrikes on alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan hideouts in Afghanistan, raising concerns about the potential consequences of a further deterioration of relations with the Afghan Taliban. Pakistan has conducted several military operations against the TTP in Afghanistan after the Afghan Taliban took control of the country, but this is the first time that Islamabad has openly claimed to …

What lies ahead for Pakistan-Taliban relations | In Focus podcast
9 months, 2 weeks ago

What lies ahead for Pakistan-Taliban relations | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Pre-dawn air strikes by Pakistan on Afghan territory targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban, or TTP, militants on the 19th of March mark a new low in relations between Kabul and Islamabad. Pakistan claims that it retaliated against TTP strongholds in Afghanistan following a terror strike in North Waziristan on the 16th of March in which 7 Pakistani security personnel were killed. A spokesman …

Biting those hands that fed them: How TTP, ISKP are threatening Pakistan's national security
1 year, 1 month ago

Biting those hands that fed them: How TTP, ISKP are threatening Pakistan's national security

Firstpost  

Whether it is Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Islamic State-Khorasan, Al Qaeda, or the Taliban, they have all thrived in the jihadist ecosystem that the Pakistani Army has created and sustained Pakistan’s security forces have come under increasing militant attacks over the last few days. On 30 July, a suicide bomber killed at least 54 people and wounded nearly 200 others at a …

Vantage | Pakistan can't blame others for mess on its borders, terror within
1 year, 2 months ago

Vantage | Pakistan can't blame others for mess on its borders, terror within

Firstpost  

While Pakistan reaps the harvest of its past actions, the repercussions extend beyond its borders, urging regional players to remain vigilant in this evolving geopolitical landscape In a dramatic turn of events, Pakistan finds itself entangled in a complex web of geopolitical repercussions as it grapples with the aftermath of the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan. Facilitation and fallout Two years …

Pakistan retracts backing Afghan Taliban after it fails to rein in TTP terror group
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan retracts backing Afghan Taliban after it fails to rein in TTP terror group

India Today  

In a major policy shift, Pakistan has decided not to support the Afghan Taliban’s case at the international level or extend any other assistance following Kabul's failure to neutralise the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terror group, according to a media report on Thursday. The Express Tribune newspaper reported that the immediate implication of Pakistan’s apparent shift in its policy is that …

Pakistan’s internal challenges, shifting dynamics
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan’s internal challenges, shifting dynamics

The Hindu  

Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s persistent efforts to engage Pakistan to rectify its strategic errors in Afghan policy, faced unmet expectations. The TTP’s emboldenment fuelled this transformation through the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan, while Pakistan grappled with an intensifying phase of radicalisation. The TTP, formerly aligned with the Afghan Taliban, is now engaged in ‘jihad’ inside Pakistan, signifying a multifaceted …

Did Pakistan Really Benefit From the Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan?
1 year, 3 months ago

Did Pakistan Really Benefit From the Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan?

The Diplomat  

Prior to the Taliban’s military conquest of Afghanistan in August 2021, Pakistan had supported the group for years, providing both resources and safe havens. The TTP’s Growing Activities in Pakistan Since August 2021 The surge in insecurity within Pakistan can largely be attributed to the expansion of the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. Since the Afghan Taliban assumed …

Pakistani premier claims US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan is now in militant hands
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistani premier claims US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan is now in militant hands

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister claimed on Monday that U.S. military equipment left behind during the American withdrawal from Afghanistan has fallen into militant hands and ultimately made its way to the Pakistani Taliban. The equipment — which includes a wide variety of items, from night vision goggles to firearms — is now “emerging as a new challenge” for …

Taliban’s ties with Pakistan fraying amid mounting security concerns
1 year, 4 months ago

Taliban’s ties with Pakistan fraying amid mounting security concerns

Al Jazeera  

Two years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, ties between the neighbours have deteriorated amid a rise in armed attacks. Islamabad, Pakistan – As the Afghan Taliban celebrated two years of their control over Afghanistan on August 15, their relationship with Pakistan, their longtime ally and neighbour, looks increasingly fraught. Pakistani army chief General Syed Asim Munir also condemned the …

How Pakistan is seeing a rise in terror attacks since Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan
1 year, 5 months ago

How Pakistan is seeing a rise in terror attacks since Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region was rocked by a suicide blast at a political rally, which killed 44 people and hurt another 200 on Sunday. The country has witnessed a rise in terror attacks, as the Pakistan Taliban with the support of the Afghanistan Taliban unleashes fear in the area Pakistan’s list of woes just doesn’t end. The report also showed …

Afghan Taliban asks Pakistan Government to pursue peace talks with TTP: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghan Taliban asks Pakistan Government to pursue peace talks with TTP: Report

The Hindu  

The Afghan Taliban has asked the Pakistan Government to initiate another round of negotiations with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terror group, with a top leader in Kabul telling Islamabad that it should prefer peace over war, a media report said on Saturday. But the Afghan Taliban told him after a series of meetings that Pakistan should pursue the path of …

Pakistan's Defence Minister says militants attacking his country given refuge in Afghanistan
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan's Defence Minister says militants attacking his country given refuge in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif on July 15 claimed that terrorists involved in bloodshed in his country were getting refuge in neighbouring Afghanistan and that Pakistan would no longer tolerate this. Defence Minister Asif in another tweet said that individuals who attended the assembly during the Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf government and provided briefings to the members, emphasising the advantages of bringing …

The Twin Factors Behind Pakistan’s Growing TTP Problem
1 year, 9 months ago

The Twin Factors Behind Pakistan’s Growing TTP Problem

The Diplomat  

In late January, a deadly suicide bombing killed over 100 individuals and injured around 225 at a mosque in Police Lines, Peshawar. Initial investigations suggest that the mosque bombing was orchestrated by a local splinter group of the TTP to avenge the August 2022 death of Omar Khalid Khorasani – the mastermind behind the APS attack. The Afghan Taliban But …

Pakistan threatens Afghanistan with war even as Taliban refuses to act against TTP bases
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan threatens Afghanistan with war even as Taliban refuses to act against TTP bases

Firstpost  

The Afghan Taliban told the Pakistani delegation that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan – also known as the Pakistani Taliban - has no presence in Afghanistan. Pakistan threatens Afghan Taliban “Our delegation delivered a very loud and clear message to Afghan Taliban leadership to stop Afghanistan-based militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan from launching any spring offensive inside Pakistan and eliminate them from …

Pakistan’s ‘Raktbeej’ Problem: The Country’s Never-Ending War with Islamist Terrorism
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan’s ‘Raktbeej’ Problem: The Country’s Never-Ending War with Islamist Terrorism

News 18  

The dreadful suicide bombing of the mosque in the heart of the highly protected Police Lines in Peshawar, in which more than 100 people were killed and scores of others injured, must count as one of the worst terror attacks in Pakistan’s long, complicated and quite convoluted history of dealing with Islamist terror groups. This was hardly surprising given that …

Mind your own Taliban, don't blame us: Afghan Taliban tells Pakistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Mind your own Taliban, don't blame us: Afghan Taliban tells Pakistan

Firstpost  

Kabul: Taliban rulers in Afghanistan have told Pakistan to find a solution to their own local security challenges and desist from “sowing the seeds of enmity” by blaming them for the recent suicide bombing in Peshawar. Speaking at an event in Kabul, Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi asked authorities in Pakistan to look for the reasons behind terror …

What’s behind the Pakistani Taliban’s insurgency?
1 year, 11 months ago

What’s behind the Pakistani Taliban’s insurgency?

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — When a suicide bomber struck a mosque inside a police compound in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, suspicion immediately fell on the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. Angered by Pakistan’s cooperation with Washington in the war on terrorism, the TTP was officially set up by Pakistani militants in 2007 when different outlawed …

Explained | What’s behind the Pakistani Taliban’s deadly insurgency?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | What’s behind the Pakistani Taliban’s deadly insurgency?

The Hindu  

The Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, claimed responsibility for Monday's suicide bombing at a mosque inside a police compound in the northwestern city of Peshawar, in one of the deadliest attacks on security forces in recent months. Before Monday's bombing, the TTP had repeatedly warned police not to take part in operations against its fighters in …

Pakistan begs before Afghan Taliban, urges action against TTP bases in Afghanistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan begs before Afghan Taliban, urges action against TTP bases in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

In recent months, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has stepped up attacks against security forces across Pakistan. Islamabad: With the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan creating widespread havoc with almost daily attacks against the security forces, Pakistan has been begging the Afghan Taliban to prevent the banned group from using Afghanistan as their safe haven. In the last three months alone, the TTP, which wants …

Why Tension Between Pakistan And Afghanistan Over TTP Could Be 'Dangerous' For India
1 year, 11 months ago

Why Tension Between Pakistan And Afghanistan Over TTP Could Be 'Dangerous' For India

ABP News  

New Delhi: India believes that the growing tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan over Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, or Pakistani Taliban, coupled with a near-collapsed economy of both countries, will prove to be “dangerous” for New Delhi, reactivating the “hotbeds of terrorism” in the region, top-level officials told ABP Live. As New Delhi is watching patiently the unravelling of deep-rooted tensions between Islamabad …

Implications For India As Taliban Becoming Strategic Liability For Pakistan, Making Af-Pak Region More Unstable
2 years ago

Implications For India As Taliban Becoming Strategic Liability For Pakistan, Making Af-Pak Region More Unstable

ABP News  

The snake reared by Pakistan in its backyard has begun to bite the master. In fact, when the Taliban took control of Kabul, Pakistan former PM Imran Khan said Afghanistan had broken the “shackles of slavery”. The international community has, meanwhile, accused Pakistan of facilitating the return of the Taliban, which believed that the Afghan Taliban would be used as …

'Open to ceasefire agreement with Pakistan govt', avers terror group that killed 131 students in 2014
2 years ago

'Open to ceasefire agreement with Pakistan govt', avers terror group that killed 131 students in 2014

India TV News  

The chief of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has said that his group is “still open” to a ceasefire agreement with the Pakistan government, according to media reports. We are still open to the ceasefire agreement,” the Dawn newspaper quoted TTP chief Mufti Noor Wali Mehsood as saying in a video on Saturday. “Open to guidance” from Pakistan’s religious scholars Mehsood’s …

TTP challenges Pakistan's sovereignty, declares own government
2 years ago

TTP challenges Pakistan's sovereignty, declares own government

Firstpost  

In a direct challenge to the sovereignty of the Pakistan government and the country’s military establishment led by the Pakistan Army, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan - also known as the Pakistan Taliban - has announced its own government in northern Pakistan and has declared various ministries Peshawar: After capturing power in Afghanistan the Taliban is intent on forming yet another government. …

Afghanistan used to launch attacks on Pakistan: Defence minister
2 years ago

Afghanistan used to launch attacks on Pakistan: Defence minister

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan says no country will be allowed to shelter armed groups staging attacks against it as Kabul reject the charges. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s defence minister has alleged that Afghanistan’s soil is being used by armed groups to launch attacks on his country, prompting a sharp response from Taliban government in Kabul which called the allegation “incorrect” and “regrettable”. ‘Provocative …

Tehreek-e-Taliban attacks increasing in Pakistan over the past year
2 years ago

Tehreek-e-Taliban attacks increasing in Pakistan over the past year

Op India  

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan with its supporters has attacked defense establishments in Pakistan 148 times within a year. However, the common people in Pakistan have been showing their aggression in the matter via protests like the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement demanding the establishment to take action against these groups, according to Khaama Press. Police said the blast took place when police officers …

Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat over border shelling
2 years ago

Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat over border shelling

Al Jazeera  

Border tensions between the South Asian neighbours have risen since the Taliban returned to power last year. Pakistan has summoned an Afghan diplomat over “unprovoked” artillery fire at their border as tensions have ratcheted up between the South Asian neighbours in the past several weeks. “Afghan Chargé d’Affaires in Islamabad was called to the foreign ministry and Pakistan’s strong condemnation …

Revenge, attack and not ceasefire: Tehrik- e-Taliban's new decree
2 years ago

Revenge, attack and not ceasefire: Tehrik- e-Taliban's new decree

Hindustan Times  

After approximately six months of truce between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, known as the Pakistan Taliban and the government of Pakistan, the infamous group has issued a decree recently advocating revenge, attack and not ceasefire, opting to reopen the conflict with the Pakistani government. The TTP organisation opposes Pakistan's constitution and wants to impose sharia law instead because it believes democracy …

TTP declares end to truce, orders attacks across Pakistan
2 years, 1 month ago

TTP declares end to truce, orders attacks across Pakistan

Firstpost  

This decision by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan comes even as Pakistan is facing regular attacks in its tribal areas and along the Durand Line - its border with Afghanistan - from the Afghan Taliban and insurgents linked to the Pakistan Taliban Peshawar: In a major blow for Pakistan, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan declared an end to the ceasefire with the Pakistani government …

Pakistan Taliban ends ceasefire with gov’t, threatens new attacks
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan Taliban ends ceasefire with gov’t, threatens new attacks

Al Jazeera  

The armed group calls off a truce agreed with the government in June and orders fighters to ‘carry out attacks in the entire country’. Islamabad, Pakistan – The armed group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, has announced the end of an indefinite ceasefire agreed with the government in June and issued orders to its fighters to carry …

Pakistan: Ceasefire still on between TTP and law enforcement agencies despite attacks
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Ceasefire still on between TTP and law enforcement agencies despite attacks

Firstpost  

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan continues to insist ever since the May ceasefire agreement that it had acted in self-defence whenever and wherever it was attacked, resulting in the death of policemen in Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar Islamabad: The fragile ceasefire between the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group and law enforcement agencies is holding despite sporadic attacks by the dreaded terror outfit, …

Fresh Wave Of Terror Attacks In Pakistan After Deadlock In Kabul Talks With TTP
2 years, 5 months ago

Fresh Wave Of Terror Attacks In Pakistan After Deadlock In Kabul Talks With TTP

ABP News  

Islamabad: There has been a fresh wave of terror attacks in Pakistan following a deadlock in talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Kabul, Afghanistan, to formulate a mutual agreement of an indefinite ceasefire in terror activities. Recently, at least three security personnel and a civilian were killed in a suicide attack in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan district in Pakistan’s …

Taliban, Al Qaeda, IS-K, TTP Want To Make Pakistan A Sharia State; Pak Army Fails To See Design
2 years, 6 months ago

Taliban, Al Qaeda, IS-K, TTP Want To Make Pakistan A Sharia State; Pak Army Fails To See Design

News 18  

The Taliban, Tehrik-e-Taliban, Islamic State – Khorasan and Al Qaeda want to see Pakistan become a Sharia state but view the Pakistan Army as a major obstacle in their quest. Pakistan army is also playing into its hands by using the Tehrik-e-Taliban to suppress the secular and nationalist struggles spearheaded by the National Democratic Movement and Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement, the …

Pakistan Taliban extends ceasefire in talks brokered by Kabul
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan Taliban extends ceasefire in talks brokered by Kabul

Al Jazeera  

The Pakistani group – known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan – is separate but allied with Afghanistan’s Taliban, which seized power in the country last August. “Talks were held in Kabul between the government of Pakistan and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in the mediation of the Islamic Emirate,” Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, using the self-styled name of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The Pakistani …

Pakistani Taliban extends ceasefire with military until May 30
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistani Taliban extends ceasefire with military until May 30

The Hindu  

Following a meeting with a high-level security team in Afghanistan, the dreaded Pakistani Taliban terror group has extended the ceasefire with the Pakistan Army until May 30, the media reported on May 18. In a meeting with a Pakistani delegation led by former ISI chief and current Peshawar Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militant group agreed …

Increasing tension between Taliban and Pakistan
2 years, 8 months ago

Increasing tension between Taliban and Pakistan

The Hindu  

Tension is high between Pakistan and Afghanistan after Pakistan's military air raids into Afghanistan killed 47 civilians over the weekend. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on April 17: "In the last few days, incidents along the Pak-Afghan border have significantly increased, wherein, Pakistani security forces are being targeted from across the border." TTP Pakistan continues to be based …

Changed situation: The Hindu Editorial on Pakistan’s frustration with the Taliban
2 years, 8 months ago

Changed situation: The Hindu Editorial on Pakistan’s frustration with the Taliban

The Hindu  

When the Taliban captured Kabul in August 2021, then Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said Afghans had “broken the shackles of slavery”. And Pakistan’s growing frustration with the response of the new Afghan rulers to these challenges burst into the open during the weekend when Pakistani missiles struck inside Afghanistan, targeting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. During the American presence in Afghanistan, …

3 Pakistani soldiers killed in cross-border attack by Tehreek-i-Taliban
2 years, 9 months ago

3 Pakistani soldiers killed in cross-border attack by Tehreek-i-Taliban

Hindustan Times  

At least three Pakistani soldiers were killed and five injured in a terrorist attack carried out by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in Miran Shah town of North Waziristan in Pakistan. The terror attack comes amid the TTP's efforts to escalate its fight against the Pakistan Army ever since the Afghan Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year. According to news …

Is a rift between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban imminent?
2 years, 11 months ago

Is a rift between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban imminent?

Al Jazeera  

When the Taliban took over the Afghan capital, Kabul, in August last year, many in Islamabad cheered. While Pakistan’s ability to sway the Taliban government formation process reflects the extent of its influence in Kabul, it has also caused resentment among certain circles within the leadership of the group. The Afghan Taliban is worried that pressing the TTP too hard …

TTP | The Taliban that’s fighting Pakistan
3 years ago

TTP | The Taliban that’s fighting Pakistan

The Hindu  

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s recent decision to end a ceasefire with the Imran Khan Government has turned the tables on Pakistan, which was at a relatively advantageous position with the arrival of the Afghan Taliban in Kabul. Pakistan’s immediate concern is that after securing the release of its militants, the TTP, already emboldened by the return of the Taliban to power …

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