The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a militant organization fighting against the state in Pakistan, operating safely from Afghanistan since the Taliban took control of Kabul in 2021. The UN reports that the TTP maintains a significant presence in Afghanistan as well, with strongholds spanning both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, and boasts several thousand fighters in the region. Therefore, most terrorist incidents in Pakistan are attributed to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has sanctuaries in Afghanistan.
The TTP operates under the patronage of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), due to its ideological and wartime connections with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA). The TTP supported the TTA during the war, and now the IEA is reciprocating. The TTA uses the TTP as leverage against Pakistan. The fact that many TTP leaders and fighters have been killed in Afghanistan, and that the TTP uses weapons left by the U.S. in Afghanistan, confirms that the TTP is present and operating from Afghanistan. The prosperity and security of both Pakistan and Afghanistan are mutually dependent; thus, an insecure Pakistan means an insecure Afghanistan. The TTP also has connections with ISKP and other terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan. The rivalry between ISKP and TTA is based on different ideologies and objectives, and although the TTP follows ISKP policies, it cannot be loyal to the IEA/TTA.
A recent UNSC report has also disclosed that TTP leader Noor Wali Mehsud is receiving around $50,000 from the Afghan Taliban, which is also financially supporting other militant commanders. The TTP’s alliances with Al-Qaeda and ISIS indicate a dangerous........