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TTP nurtured by Pakistan army fuels insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The TTP has deep historical ties with the Afghan Taliban, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP). It is a by-product of al-Qaeda's jihadi politics in Afghanistan and Pakistan after 9/11.
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Monster makes fun of creator: Taliban leader shames Pakistan, shares 1971
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan tasted their own medicine when an Afghan Taliban member shamed them for surrendering to India in the 1971 war that led to the creation of a new nation, Bangladesh from erstwhile East Pakistan.
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TTP forms 'new cabinet' in a challenge to Pakistan govt
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
TTP is allied with the Taliban, who seized power in neighbouring Afghanistan in August last year. The radical Islamic outfit has stepped up attacks since it announced the end of an Afghan Taliban-brokered ceasefire with the government in November.
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Afghan Taliban once hailed as an asset to Pakistan, turns into foe: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Within a few days of their victory, the new rulers of Kabul released members of the Pakistani Taliban (known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP) who had been imprisoned in Afghan jails.
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Multiple blasts in Pakistan's Balochistan kill five: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Five people were killed and 10 others were injured in multiple blasts in Pakistan's Balochistan province, The News International newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Afghan Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Wednesday, the UN mission in Afghanistan expressed the outrage of millions of Afghans and the international community over the decision by the Islamic outfit and called on the de facto authorities to revoke the decision immediately.
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Pakistan in a fix as border clashes with Afghanistan continue
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan has no option but to seek engagement with the Afghan Taliban regime, The Express Tribune reported, citing people dealing with the matter. Border incidents have spiked in the last few weeks, putting Pakistan's ties with the Taliban in limbo.
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Afghan Taliban challenges neighbour Pakistan as clashes erupt on border
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan is feeling frustrated with the ongoing instability in Afghanistan and may not want to be seen as an 'ally' of the Taliban regime to avoid the burden of stabilising Afghanistan.
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Pakistan Army chief General Munir has his hands full with TTP-Afghan Talib
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
General Munir has his hands full with the TTP-Afghan Taliban, politics and internal dynamics of the army leadership. The TTP cannot be pushed back without dealing with the Afghan Taliban as it is the Taliban which is protecting the TTP.
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Afghanistan-Pakistan bilateral deteriorates in 2022 after "assassination a
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan witness a new low after a top Pakistani diplomat, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani was attacked outside his mission in Kabul recently. This year, 2022 has been a disastrous year for Pakistan which facilitated the Taliban's return in August 2021 and now Islam
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India willing to engage with Taliban to tackle humanitarian crisis: Ex-Afg
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a recent interview on the sidelines of a conference of anti-Taliban Afghan leaders with the US and EU representatives, Nabil said that unlike other countries India didn't take any side with the political stakeholders and has always followed its non-interference in the internal affairs pol
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Pakistan again tops list of nations at-risk of mass killings: US report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan faces multiple security and human rights challenges, including increasing violence by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, the Early Warning Project said in its 28-page report.
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