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Pak's quest for "strategic depth" in Afghanistan turns to "strategic death
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Security experts foresee a prolonged military operation and the resultant diplomatic spat. Even the earlier votaries of the "strategic depth" concede that now in power, the Afghan Taliban will remain un-obliging on the TTP.
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Taliban threat dominates China's policy towards Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Concerned over the potential spillover of militants from Kabul into the country's western Xinjiang, China has stepped in and engaged with the new Taliban government, promising trade and investment, Afghan Diaspora Network reported.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims 1,000 people killed in its attacks on Pa
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
About 1,000 people were killed and injured in attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan on the Pakistan government in 2022, according to statistics published by the TTP terrorist group, Khaama Press reported.
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Pakistani Taliban issues threat to PPP, PML-N in major policy shift
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This comes a day after Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that there will be no talks with TTP or any other terrorist organization, Geo News reported. Sanaullah's remarks come amid a recent spate of attacks by the banned TTP after the group ended a ceasefire with Islam
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Multiple blasts heard in Afghanistan capital Kabul: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
These blasts come only three days after at least 10 people were killed and eight others seriously injured in an explosion that rocked the Kabul military airport on Sunday, Khaama Press reported.
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Imran Khan admitted to reintroducing TTP militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was being funded from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and that PTI chief Imran Khan had himself admitted to reintroducing the TTP militants in the province they were expelled from, reported The
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Afghanistan recognized as most insecure country in the world, yet again: R
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Afghanistan has been declared the most insecure country in the world as the country is under a grip of a reeling humanitarian crisis, Khaama Press reported citing a report by the International Institute for Peace and Economics (IEP) on Tuesday.
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Pak minister Sanaullah rules out further talks with banned outfit TTP
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that there will be no talks with TTP or any other terrorist organization.
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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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Want religious, modern subjects to be taught in Afghanistan: Taliban minis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Taliban wants both religious and modern subjects to be taught in Afghanistan, said Taliban acting minister of higher education Neda Mohammad Nadim on Tuesday.
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Banning women from NGOs exposes rifts in Taliban ranks
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Taliban banning women's education and barring them from NGOs in Afghanistan has not only triggered international condemnation but also resulted in internal rifts.
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Amid TTP strikes, Pakistan vows to show "zero tolerance" for terrorism
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
At the 40th National Security Committee meeting, Pakistan vowed to show 'zero tolerance' for terrorism amid the spurt in terrorist strikes by banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a rise in cross-border terrorism on Pak-Afghanistan border, Geo News reported.
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