UNITED NATIONS - A United Nations Security Council report has come as a reminder about the persistent threat Pakistan’s se­curity faces from the Afghani­stan-based Tehreek-e-Taliban Paki­stan (TTP), saying the militant group also poses a threat to the region. “The link between the Taliban and both Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) remains strong and symbiotic,” the annual report of the 1988 Taliban sanctions committee monitoring team noted. The report comes amid escalating TTP attacks inside Pakistani terri­tory to which Pakistan has repeat­edly drawn the attention of the in­ternational community. “It is too early to judge the impact of the decree by the Taliban in April 2022 banning poppy cultivation,” the report added. Key Taliban individuals remain closely involved in produc­tion and trafficking.” However, the Afghan Taliban dismissed the re­port and called it “full of prejudice”, according to media reports.

Source: The Nation June 12, 2023 05:44 UTC