“There are different groups which form the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP,” Khan said in an interview with the Turkish state television station TRT World. While Pakistan’s military has been fighting the Pakistani Taliban, it has long been accused of nurturing the Afghan Taliban. But some Pakistani officials also fear that the victory in Afghanistan may embolden Taliban militants at home, and the Pakistani group has stepped up attacks. Until last year, the Pakistani Taliban seemed considerably weakened, their top leadership killed or pushed into Afghanistan after the 2014 talks collapsed. And the Pakistani Taliban maintained the ability to carry out ambushes, which have intensified in recent weeks.

Source: bd News24 October 02, 2021 14:37 UTC