Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Resurgence

TTP seem to be expanding its attacks to the Pakistani heart lands once again. For a long time the tactic was to limit the attacks to tribal region, KPK & Balochistan. Once again, TTP started claiming attacks in Punjab

1)TTP claimed responsibility for the killing of police officer

Mian Imran Abbas killed in Rawalpindi, Punjab. He was killed by motorcycle riding TTP gunman
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Motorcyclist gunman targeted police patroling unit in Islamabad

Militants targeted Police patroling unit in G-13 federal capital Islamabad, which killed a police officer Muhammad qasim. Attack also injured 2 other officers including an SI
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TTP killed another police officer in Rawalpindi

Mujahideen have killed another thug in Rawalpindi

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's fully armed mujahideen on Thursday have fired and killed Sub inspector naveed who was on duty at carriage factory barrier in Rawalpindi. All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan

Friday
12-Mar-21
28 Rajab 1442

 
1)Attack on naPak army post in Bajur

Tehreek e Taliban Mujahideen on Tuesday have attacked naPak army post in Naava pass area in theseel Naavagai in bajur agency with light and heavy weapons.

Several army mercenaries were expected to have been killed or injured in the attack. All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan

Tuesday
9-Mar-21
26 Rajab 1442

2)Missile attack on army fort in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen on friday have fired missiles on naPak army fort in Damdel area in tehseel dosli in north waziristan

Missiles have landed inside the fort killing one mercenary and injuring several others while destroying property

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan

Friday
12-Mar-21
28 Rajab 1442
 
1)Raid on 03 naPak army posts in Bajur agency

Tehreek e Taliban pakistan's mujahideen on Sunday evening attacked 03 naPak army posts in Tehseel Waara mamund in Bajur agency.

The raid was on posts in Dal kandao, dalser and supri area with 82mm, bm1 and other light and heavy weapons. As a result of the attack, all 03 posts were destroyed completely killing atleast 04 mercenaries and injuring many of them.

All praise to Allah.

The attack did not let napak army to recover nor any of mercenaries dare to fight and mujahideen with the help of Allah remain completely unharmed.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan

Monday
15-Mar-21
02 Shaban 1442


2)Sniper attack on naPak army in Bajur agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen on Monday have killed a naPak army mercenary in a sniper attack in Hashimser area in Tehseel charming in Bajur agency.

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan

Monday
15-Mar-21
02 Shaban 1442
 

Is TTP staging a comeback in Pakistan?

SAMAA | Roohan Ahmed
Posted: Mar 17, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Credit: Obair Khan

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, the deadliest militant group in the Pakistan-Afghanistan region after the Afghan Taliban, appears to be staging a comeback in its former strongholds in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In the first two months of 2021, the group claimed at least 32 attacks in Pakistan. SAMAA Digital couldn’t verify the claims made by the TTP but the group is indeed trying to find a way back in its former strongholds and the country’s urban areas.

The killing of two policemen in Islamabad and Rawalpindi in two separate gun attacks on March 7 raised the alarm for Pakistani officials. Soon after the attacks, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that major cities in Pakistan, including Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Islamabad, were under threat from the TTP.

While law enforcers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi are still investigating the attacks, security agencies in Karachi have been on high alert.

Omar Shahid Hamid, a senior counter-terrorism police official, told SAMAA Digital that the TTP’s presence in Karachi can’t be denied.

“The TTP used to have a strong network in Karachi not long ago,” Hamid said. “It doesn’t exist anymore.”

The police official says the group has sleeper cells in Sindh and it’s not easy to detect them.

The police and Rangers have arrested or killed several suspected TTP militants in Karachi, Sukkur and other parts of Sindh in intelligence-based raids this year.

Unification of the TTP
Several groups, which had left the TTP after Fazlullah became its chief, rejoined the militant group last year under Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud. Noor Wali assumed the group’s command after Fazlullah’s killing in Afghanistan in 2018.

The homecoming of several such factions has boosted the TTP’s operational capacity, says Dr Amira Jadoon, a terrorism analyst and a professor at the Combating Terrorism Center in New York.

“Bringing experienced and highly lethal groups back into its fold is one easy way for the Pakistani Taliban to boost their operational capacity,” Dr Jadoon told SAMAA Digital.

The unification of militant groups was the first point on its new emir’s agenda. KP-based journalist Ihsan Tipu Mehsud said that Noor Wali always believed that rifts between TTP leaders weakened the group more than the military operations carried out by the Pakistan Army.

“He used to say that rifts destroyed the TTP and not the military operations,” the journalist said. Fazlullah was not a Mehsud Taliban (the founders of the group from the Mehsud tribe) and it weakened him as a leader, he said.

Pakistani security forces have killed hundreds of militants across the country in operations such as Zarb-e-Azb and Raddul Fasaad. The raids drove TTP fighters and leaders out of their strongholds in KP to the neighbouring Afghanistan.

“The attacks in North and South Waziristan have increased,” the journalist said. “Most of the attacks are carried out by Mehsud Taliban.”

Other experts believe that military operations are not enough to defeat groups such as the TTP.

“The Pakistani state’s response to the TTP was limited to a kinetic one, in the form of the Zarb-e-Azb military operation,” argued Madiha Afzal, the author of Pakistan under Siege: Extremism, Society and the State.

She said the country didn’t pay any attention to countering extremism in the population.

“Given that, it was only a matter of time before the group resurfaced — its pool of recruits to draw from remains intact,” she added.

‘Winning the hearts and minds’
Tipu says the TTP has focused most of its attacks on the police and security forces since it reorganized itself last year.

The attack on female NGO workers in North Waziristan last month was carried out by a splinter group and not the TTP itself, he added.

“The TTP appears to be following the strategy of winning the hearts and minds of local population,” the journalist said.

The attack left at least four women dead in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali area on February 23. According to the Pakistani military, the attack was carried out by the TTP’s Hafiz Gulbahadur group.

The TTP has not only increased attacks but intensified its propaganda too. For the first time in four years, it has released a statement on Aurat March.

On March 8 every year, women in Pakistan take to the streets to demand their rights and better opportunities. Right-wing groups have been opposing it since 2018 and their members actively try to counter the march on the streets as well as on social media platforms.

The TTP through its statement tried to cash in on the anti-Aurat March sentiment in the country.

“We want to send a message to the organisations that are actively spreading obscenity and vulgarity in our beloved Pakistan,” it said, referring to the marchers.

“Fix your ways, there are still many young Muslims here who know how to protect Islam and the boundaries set by Allah.”

Dr Jadoon sees the TTP statement against Aurat March as an attempt to become “politically relevant” in the country.

“Their statement against Aurat March shows that they are trying to increase their influence and visibility, and potentially appeal to audiences who may be against Aurat March,” she said.

Madiha Afzal had similar thoughts. She said the Pakistani state needs to “forcefully counter the TTP’s recent public statement, including those targeting Aurat March”.

“Branding the TTP as an Indian conspiracy against Pakistan, as the state has done, without heeding on its local roots is a misguided and an ultimately counterproductive approach,” the author said.
 

Is TTP staging a comeback in Pakistan?

SAMAA | Roohan Ahmed
Posted: Mar 17, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
samaa

Credit: Obair Khan

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, the deadliest militant group in the Pakistan-Afghanistan region after the Afghan Taliban, appears to be staging a comeback in its former strongholds in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In the first two months of 2021, the group claimed at least 32 attacks in Pakistan. SAMAA Digital couldn’t verify the claims made by the TTP but the group is indeed trying to find a way back in its former strongholds and the country’s urban areas.

The killing of two policemen in Islamabad and Rawalpindi in two separate gun attacks on March 7 raised the alarm for Pakistani officials. Soon after the attacks, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that major cities in Pakistan, including Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Islamabad, were under threat from the TTP.

While law enforcers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi are still investigating the attacks, security agencies in Karachi have been on high alert.

Omar Shahid Hamid, a senior counter-terrorism police official, told SAMAA Digital that the TTP’s presence in Karachi can’t be denied.

“The TTP used to have a strong network in Karachi not long ago,” Hamid said. “It doesn’t exist anymore.”

The police official says the group has sleeper cells in Sindh and it’s not easy to detect them.

The police and Rangers have arrested or killed several suspected TTP militants in Karachi, Sukkur and other parts of Sindh in intelligence-based raids this year.

Unification of the TTP
Several groups, which had left the TTP after Fazlullah became its chief, rejoined the militant group last year under Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud. Noor Wali assumed the group’s command after Fazlullah’s killing in Afghanistan in 2018.

The homecoming of several such factions has boosted the TTP’s operational capacity, says Dr Amira Jadoon, a terrorism analyst and a professor at the Combating Terrorism Center in New York.

“Bringing experienced and highly lethal groups back into its fold is one easy way for the Pakistani Taliban to boost their operational capacity,” Dr Jadoon told SAMAA Digital.

The unification of militant groups was the first point on its new emir’s agenda. KP-based journalist Ihsan Tipu Mehsud said that Noor Wali always believed that rifts between TTP leaders weakened the group more than the military operations carried out by the Pakistan Army.

“He used to say that rifts destroyed the TTP and not the military operations,” the journalist said. Fazlullah was not a Mehsud Taliban (the founders of the group from the Mehsud tribe) and it weakened him as a leader, he said.

Pakistani security forces have killed hundreds of militants across the country in operations such as Zarb-e-Azb and Raddul Fasaad. The raids drove TTP fighters and leaders out of their strongholds in KP to the neighbouring Afghanistan.

“The attacks in North and South Waziristan have increased,” the journalist said. “Most of the attacks are carried out by Mehsud Taliban.”

Other experts believe that military operations are not enough to defeat groups such as the TTP.

“The Pakistani state’s response to the TTP was limited to a kinetic one, in the form of the Zarb-e-Azb military operation,” argued Madiha Afzal, the author of Pakistan under Siege: Extremism, Society and the State.

She said the country didn’t pay any attention to countering extremism in the population.

“Given that, it was only a matter of time before the group resurfaced — its pool of recruits to draw from remains intact,” she added.

‘Winning the hearts and minds’
Tipu says the TTP has focused most of its attacks on the police and security forces since it reorganized itself last year.

The attack on female NGO workers in North Waziristan last month was carried out by a splinter group and not the TTP itself, he added.

“The TTP appears to be following the strategy of winning the hearts and minds of local population,” the journalist said.

The attack left at least four women dead in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali area on February 23. According to the Pakistani military, the attack was carried out by the TTP’s Hafiz Gulbahadur group.

The TTP has not only increased attacks but intensified its propaganda too. For the first time in four years, it has released a statement on Aurat March.

On March 8 every year, women in Pakistan take to the streets to demand their rights and better opportunities. Right-wing groups have been opposing it since 2018 and their members actively try to counter the march on the streets as well as on social media platforms.

The TTP through its statement tried to cash in on the anti-Aurat March sentiment in the country.

“We want to send a message to the organisations that are actively spreading obscenity and vulgarity in our beloved Pakistan,” it said, referring to the marchers.

“Fix your ways, there are still many young Muslims here who know how to protect Islam and the boundaries set by Allah.”

Dr Jadoon sees the TTP statement against Aurat March as an attempt to become “politically relevant” in the country.

“Their statement against Aurat March shows that they are trying to increase their influence and visibility, and potentially appeal to audiences who may be against Aurat March,” she said.

Madiha Afzal had similar thoughts. She said the Pakistani state needs to “forcefully counter the TTP’s recent public statement, including those targeting Aurat March”.

“Branding the TTP as an Indian conspiracy against Pakistan, as the state has done, without heeding on its local roots is a misguided and an ultimately counterproductive approach,” the author said.

Waziristan is turning into a graveyard for Pakistan Army now. 32 attack in 60 days
naPak army mercenaries killed in bajur agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen in 02 attacks on Wednesday morning have killed 02 naPak army mercenaries in cagi candao in tehseel wara mamund in bajur agency

one mercenary was killed in sniper attack and the 2nd was killed by an ambush.
All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan

Tuesday
17-Mar-21
04 Shaban 1442
 
Big attack on naPak army in Bajur agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen on Thursday have raided several posts of naPak army in Totiano kando in theseel salarzai in bajur agency.

In the raids mujahideen have used light & heavy weapons thereby inflicting heavy men & material losses to napak army.

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan

Tuesday
25-Mar-21
12 Shaban 1442
 
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Attack on police and naPak army

A rocket was fired 02 days ago at an armored vehicle of police in limits of Kolachi police station in Dera Ismail Khan . In the attack the vehicle got destroyed and two police thugs were severely injured.

Likewise, napak army mercenaries were attacked in twice in Loanri and Manrae areas of Tehseel kolachi. In these attacks several of napak mercenaries were killed or injured

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan

Tuesday
27-Mar-21
14 Shaban 1442
 
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Spike in Violence Follows Failed Negotiations Between the Pakistani Taliban and Islamabad


Sources reveal secret negotiations between Pakistan’s government and the TTP, which ultimately fell apart.

Franz J. Marty
By Franz J. Marty
April 03, 2021

Spike in Violence Follows Failed Negotiations Between the Pakistani Taliban and Islamabad
In this Aug. 5, 2012, file photo, Pakistani Taliban patrol in their stronghold of Shawal in Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan.


KABUL / JALALABAD — During 2020, the Pakistani government and the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has, since its inception in December 2007, been openly fighting the Pakistani government, conducted secret peace negotiations, militant sources exclusively confirmed to The Diplomat. While these negotiations went into much detail, the talks eventually collapsed in late 2020 or early 2021 with no indication that they might resume. To the contrary, a spike of attacks claimed by the TTP indicates that they are back on the war path, which has consequences for Pakistan’s tribal areas and beyond.

Negotiations Between the TTP and the Pakistani Government

That the TTP and the Pakistani government were negotiating peace was confirmed by two active TTP members residing in eastern Afghanistan, as well as a former insurgent who is still well-connected amongst TTP members.

The TTP members were reluctant to share details and TTP spokesman Mohammad Khorasani could not be reached despite repeated attempts. But the former insurgent, who is in regular contact with TTP members, outlined what was discussed during negotiations under the condition of anonymity. “The negotiations took place during 2020 and were facilitated by the Haqqani Network,” the source asserted. The Haqqani Network, a militant organization that emerged in the borderlands of southeastern Afghanistan during the Afghan resistance against the Soviet occupation in the 1980s, has become an integral part of the Afghan Taliban and is said to have close ties to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

That the Haqqani Network has facilitated talks between the TTP and the Pakistani government was also briefly mentioned in an op-ed by Ehsanullah Ehsan, a former TTP spokesman, that was published on November 28, 2020. While Ehsan has a checkered history and is not necessarily a reliable source, Abdul Sayed, an analyst closely following the TTP, in early February 2021 also corroborated that there have been rumors about negotiations between the TTP and the Pakistani government mediated by the Haqqani Network.

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The former insurgent further sent The Diplomat a list of over 10 items that had reportedly been part of negotiations. Among the most important points was that TTP members shall cease all their attacks in Pakistan. In return, the Pakistani government would have released all imprisoned TTP members. Talks apparently proceeded to the point that TTP field commanders were instructed to compile lists of their detained brothers-in-arms. In addition and in case of a successful accord, the Pakistani Army would have withdrawn from several former Federally Administered Tribal Agencies, whereas the TTP would have pledged to guard the border in such areas.

According to the source, the TTP would also have been allowed to implement a Shariah-based system in tribal agencies vacated by the Pakistani Army, although the extent of this remained unclear. It should be kept in mind that, back in February 2009, the Pakistani government had likewise agreed to allow the implementation of Shariah law in the Swat valley and Malakand division, but this deal more or less fell apart when violence erupted again in these and surrounding areas a little later.

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Other points that were, according to the source, meant to be part of a new, comprehensive agreement concerned financial compensation for killed and wounded TTP members, for certain heavy weapons that the TTP would have had to hand over to the Pakistani government, as well as for expenses for final negotiations. The Pakistani state reportedly also insisted that the TTP would have to conduct final negotiations as a united front comprising all its splinter groups.

The latter point is interesting as several TTP splinter groups – most notably Jamaat ul-Ahrar and Hezb ul-Ahrar – have indeed reunited with the TTP main group since summer 2020. It remains unclear though what role, if any, the secret negotiations may have played in this reunification. Some reports note that bringing splinter groups back into the fold of the main TTP has been a personal focus of Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, the man who became the main TTP leader after his divisive predecessor Mullah Fazlullah was killed in a U.S. drone strike in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar in June 2018.

Furthermore, the former insurgent, who still follows TTP developments closely through his numerous friends in the movement, asserted that yet another party also played a role in the recent TTP merger. “Al-Qaida members were present in the jirgas [traditional meetings] that led to the re-unification. Given the animosity between the TTP main group and TTP splinter groups such jirgas would not have been possible without the mediation by al-Qaida members,” the source said. A United Nations report dated February 3, 2021 corroborated this, stating that the reunification of TPP splinter groups “was moderated by al-Qaida.”

Al-Qaida’s exact reasons for this move could not be determined. However, Asfandyar Mir, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, told The Diplomat that “the TTP’s leadership has been a powerful ally of al-Qaida in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, amongst others hosting top al-Qaida figures,” which means that al-Qaida has a vested interest in a strong TTP. In view of all this, an official TTP communiqué asserting that no “global [jihadi] organization” played a role in the merger sounds hollow.

In any event, by mid-December 2020 everything still looked good, with the former insurgent at that time having told The Diplomat that the official announcement of the negotiations between the TTP and the Pakistani government would be imminent. “One TTP member, whom I know and who lives in eastern Afghanistan, had already gifted an opened, but still half-full bag of flour to his Afghan neighbor as he was certain that he would return to Pakistan soon,” the source remembered.

Collapse of Talks

But only a little later, either in late December 2020 or in early January 2021 negotiations broke down. This was confirmed to The Diplomat by an active TTP member, who only said that the TTP rejected certain conditions without elaborating. The former insurgent stated, though, that the conditions that were unacceptable to the TTP would have amounted to the TTP becoming a proxy force of the Pakistani government. This echoes warnings voiced by former TTP spokesman Ehsan in the op-ed cited above. However, this should be taken with utmost caution Ehsan’s text is undoubtedly biased and the former insurgent who spoke to The Diplomat is also prejudiced against the Pakistani government.

Another cause for the collapse of the negotiations might have been dissent within the TTP. While not explicitly mentioning this as a reason for the failure of talks, the former insurgent told The Diplomat that “some, in particular younger TTP members, were opposed to negotiations as they thought that Pakistan would deceive the TTP and saw the proposed settlement as an undue capitulation to the Pakistani government.” Whether or not internal dissent was a significant reason for the collapse of the negotiations between the TTP and the Pakistani government, the reported reaction of some more radical TTP elements shows that chances to successfully negotiate with fundamentalist jihadist groups might have narrow limitations.

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It is also possible that the distrust between the TTP and the Pakistani government might have simply been too much to overcome. “There have been occasional contacts between the Pakistani government and certain TTP factions in the recent past, but they have never made any headway due to distrust between the involved parties,” Rahimullah Yusufzai, a veteran Pakistani journalist and analyst, said, referring to other examples.

The Pakistani Ministries of Foreign and Interior Affairs, as well as the Inter Services Public Relations, the Pakistani military’s media office, did not reply to a request for comments on the mentioned talks and their collapse.

Spike in Violence and Other Potential Consequences

The failure of these secret negotiations likely played a role in a spike in TTP claimed violence in early 2021. One example of the recent increase in violence was that the TTP claimed to have killed and injured over 57 Pakistani security forces between February 12 and 19 alone, in separate incidents that took mostly part in South and North Waziristan. Yusufzai also confirmed a general increase in TTP attacks in early 2021, explaining that this was probably caused by an array of reasons, including the recent reunification of TTP splinter groups with the main movement.

While this obviously has the potential to once again cause a deterioration of the security situation in the tribal areas of Pakistan, a reinvigorated and attacking TTP might also be bad news beyond that. The country that is most likely to be affected by a resurgent TTP is neighboring Afghanistan.

According to a report of the United Nations from May 2020 the TTP “is thought to have approximately 500 fighters in Kunar and about 180 in Nangarhar,” both provinces in eastern Afghanistan. The same report also notes that the “total number of Pakistani nationals fighting with terrorist groups in Afghanistan may be as high as 6,000 to 6,500,” which apparently also includes Pakistani fighters that do not belong to the TTP. While these numbers could not be independently verified, this author has himself met TTP members in Nangarhar. People who are in contact with TTP members and have visited the respective places have also told The Diplomat about significant TTP presences in parts of Kunar province, namely in areas of the districts of Shultan and Ghaziabad. In addition, sources also indicate a relevant TTP presence in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Paktika.

That said, TTP members have in the past only seldom staged attacks inside Afghanistan and their relationship with the Afghan Taliban, at least in eastern Afghanistan, has oscillated between cooperation and outright hostility, including killings. However, this does not mean that it has to stay this way. Indeed, a bloody ambush on a convoy of the Khost Protection Force, a local militia loyal to the Afghan government and reportedly backed by the United States, that took place on March 9 in an area of the southeastern Afghan province of Khost near the disputed border with Pakistan was reportedly conducted by a group of Afghan Taliban and TTP members. While it is too early to assess whether this attack has been an exception or whether it is a sign for more to come, it is a concerning sign.

Whether or to what extent a reinvigorated TTP might also be a threat beyond the immediate region is even harder to determine. On one hand, on September 1, 2010, the United States designated the TTP as a foreign terrorist organization. This designation, which is still in place, was caused due to reported TTP involvement in attacks against U.S. targets, including a failed attempt to bomb Times Square in New York on May 1, 2010. However, in the recent past, the TTP has attempted to style itself as a regionally or even nationally focused movement and it seems, at least at the moment, unlikely that the TTP would aim to attack targets outside the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. On the other hand, the above-cited findings indicate that the TTP remains allied with al-Qaida – which, in turn, might mean that a more assertive TTP could give al-Qaida more breathing space in the Pakistani tribal areas. Al-Qaida could then use this foothold to attempt to facilitate internationally-oriented attacks.

The collapsed negotiations between the TTP and the Pakistani government seem to make at least one thing clear: Pakistan’s tribal areas won’t come to rest any time soon.
 
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Spike in Violence Follows Failed Negotiations Between the Pakistani Taliban and Islamabad


Sources reveal secret negotiations between Pakistan’s government and the TTP, which ultimately fell apart.

Franz J. Marty
By Franz J. Marty
April 03, 2021

Spike in Violence Follows Failed Negotiations Between the Pakistani Taliban and Islamabad
In this Aug. 5, 2012, file photo, Pakistani Taliban patrol in their stronghold of Shawal in Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan.


KABUL / JALALABAD — During 2020, the Pakistani government and the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has, since its inception in December 2007, been openly fighting the Pakistani government, conducted secret peace negotiations, militant sources exclusively confirmed to The Diplomat. While these negotiations went into much detail, the talks eventually collapsed in late 2020 or early 2021 with no indication that they might resume. To the contrary, a spike of attacks claimed by the TTP indicates that they are back on the war path, which has consequences for Pakistan’s tribal areas and beyond.

Negotiations Between the TTP and the Pakistani Government

That the TTP and the Pakistani government were negotiating peace was confirmed by two active TTP members residing in eastern Afghanistan, as well as a former insurgent who is still well-connected amongst TTP members.

The TTP members were reluctant to share details and TTP spokesman Mohammad Khorasani could not be reached despite repeated attempts. But the former insurgent, who is in regular contact with TTP members, outlined what was discussed during negotiations under the condition of anonymity. “The negotiations took place during 2020 and were facilitated by the Haqqani Network,” the source asserted. The Haqqani Network, a militant organization that emerged in the borderlands of southeastern Afghanistan during the Afghan resistance against the Soviet occupation in the 1980s, has become an integral part of the Afghan Taliban and is said to have close ties to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

That the Haqqani Network has facilitated talks between the TTP and the Pakistani government was also briefly mentioned in an op-ed by Ehsanullah Ehsan, a former TTP spokesman, that was published on November 28, 2020. While Ehsan has a checkered history and is not necessarily a reliable source, Abdul Sayed, an analyst closely following the TTP, in early February 2021 also corroborated that there have been rumors about negotiations between the TTP and the Pakistani government mediated by the Haqqani Network.

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The former insurgent further sent The Diplomat a list of over 10 items that had reportedly been part of negotiations. Among the most important points was that TTP members shall cease all their attacks in Pakistan. In return, the Pakistani government would have released all imprisoned TTP members. Talks apparently proceeded to the point that TTP field commanders were instructed to compile lists of their detained brothers-in-arms. In addition and in case of a successful accord, the Pakistani Army would have withdrawn from several former Federally Administered Tribal Agencies, whereas the TTP would have pledged to guard the border in such areas.

According to the source, the TTP would also have been allowed to implement a Shariah-based system in tribal agencies vacated by the Pakistani Army, although the extent of this remained unclear. It should be kept in mind that, back in February 2009, the Pakistani government had likewise agreed to allow the implementation of Shariah law in the Swat valley and Malakand division, but this deal more or less fell apart when violence erupted again in these and surrounding areas a little later.

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Other points that were, according to the source, meant to be part of a new, comprehensive agreement concerned financial compensation for killed and wounded TTP members, for certain heavy weapons that the TTP would have had to hand over to the Pakistani government, as well as for expenses for final negotiations. The Pakistani state reportedly also insisted that the TTP would have to conduct final negotiations as a united front comprising all its splinter groups.

The latter point is interesting as several TTP splinter groups – most notably Jamaat ul-Ahrar and Hezb ul-Ahrar – have indeed reunited with the TTP main group since summer 2020. It remains unclear though what role, if any, the secret negotiations may have played in this reunification. Some reports note that bringing splinter groups back into the fold of the main TTP has been a personal focus of Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, the man who became the main TTP leader after his divisive predecessor Mullah Fazlullah was killed in a U.S. drone strike in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar in June 2018.

Furthermore, the former insurgent, who still follows TTP developments closely through his numerous friends in the movement, asserted that yet another party also played a role in the recent TTP merger. “Al-Qaida members were present in the jirgas [traditional meetings] that led to the re-unification. Given the animosity between the TTP main group and TTP splinter groups such jirgas would not have been possible without the mediation by al-Qaida members,” the source said. A United Nations report dated February 3, 2021 corroborated this, stating that the reunification of TPP splinter groups “was moderated by al-Qaida.”

Al-Qaida’s exact reasons for this move could not be determined. However, Asfandyar Mir, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, told The Diplomat that “the TTP’s leadership has been a powerful ally of al-Qaida in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, amongst others hosting top al-Qaida figures,” which means that al-Qaida has a vested interest in a strong TTP. In view of all this, an official TTP communiqué asserting that no “global [jihadi] organization” played a role in the merger sounds hollow.

In any event, by mid-December 2020 everything still looked good, with the former insurgent at that time having told The Diplomat that the official announcement of the negotiations between the TTP and the Pakistani government would be imminent. “One TTP member, whom I know and who lives in eastern Afghanistan, had already gifted an opened, but still half-full bag of flour to his Afghan neighbor as he was certain that he would return to Pakistan soon,” the source remembered.

Collapse of Talks

But only a little later, either in late December 2020 or in early January 2021 negotiations broke down. This was confirmed to The Diplomat by an active TTP member, who only said that the TTP rejected certain conditions without elaborating. The former insurgent stated, though, that the conditions that were unacceptable to the TTP would have amounted to the TTP becoming a proxy force of the Pakistani government. This echoes warnings voiced by former TTP spokesman Ehsan in the op-ed cited above. However, this should be taken with utmost caution Ehsan’s text is undoubtedly biased and the former insurgent who spoke to The Diplomat is also prejudiced against the Pakistani government.

Another cause for the collapse of the negotiations might have been dissent within the TTP. While not explicitly mentioning this as a reason for the failure of talks, the former insurgent told The Diplomat that “some, in particular younger TTP members, were opposed to negotiations as they thought that Pakistan would deceive the TTP and saw the proposed settlement as an undue capitulation to the Pakistani government.” Whether or not internal dissent was a significant reason for the collapse of the negotiations between the TTP and the Pakistani government, the reported reaction of some more radical TTP elements shows that chances to successfully negotiate with fundamentalist jihadist groups might have narrow limitations.

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It is also possible that the distrust between the TTP and the Pakistani government might have simply been too much to overcome. “There have been occasional contacts between the Pakistani government and certain TTP factions in the recent past, but they have never made any headway due to distrust between the involved parties,” Rahimullah Yusufzai, a veteran Pakistani journalist and analyst, said, referring to other examples.

The Pakistani Ministries of Foreign and Interior Affairs, as well as the Inter Services Public Relations, the Pakistani military’s media office, did not reply to a request for comments on the mentioned talks and their collapse.

Spike in Violence and Other Potential Consequences

The failure of these secret negotiations likely played a role in a spike in TTP claimed violence in early 2021. One example of the recent increase in violence was that the TTP claimed to have killed and injured over 57 Pakistani security forces between February 12 and 19 alone, in separate incidents that took mostly part in South and North Waziristan. Yusufzai also confirmed a general increase in TTP attacks in early 2021, explaining that this was probably caused by an array of reasons, including the recent reunification of TTP splinter groups with the main movement.

While this obviously has the potential to once again cause a deterioration of the security situation in the tribal areas of Pakistan, a reinvigorated and attacking TTP might also be bad news beyond that. The country that is most likely to be affected by a resurgent TTP is neighboring Afghanistan.

According to a report of the United Nations from May 2020 the TTP “is thought to have approximately 500 fighters in Kunar and about 180 in Nangarhar,” both provinces in eastern Afghanistan. The same report also notes that the “total number of Pakistani nationals fighting with terrorist groups in Afghanistan may be as high as 6,000 to 6,500,” which apparently also includes Pakistani fighters that do not belong to the TTP. While these numbers could not be independently verified, this author has himself met TTP members in Nangarhar. People who are in contact with TTP members and have visited the respective places have also told The Diplomat about significant TTP presences in parts of Kunar province, namely in areas of the districts of Shultan and Ghaziabad. In addition, sources also indicate a relevant TTP presence in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Paktika.

That said, TTP members have in the past only seldom staged attacks inside Afghanistan and their relationship with the Afghan Taliban, at least in eastern Afghanistan, has oscillated between cooperation and outright hostility, including killings. However, this does not mean that it has to stay this way. Indeed, a bloody ambush on a convoy of the Khost Protection Force, a local militia loyal to the Afghan government and reportedly backed by the United States, that took place on March 9 in an area of the southeastern Afghan province of Khost near the disputed border with Pakistan was reportedly conducted by a group of Afghan Taliban and TTP members. While it is too early to assess whether this attack has been an exception or whether it is a sign for more to come, it is a concerning sign.

Whether or to what extent a reinvigorated TTP might also be a threat beyond the immediate region is even harder to determine. On one hand, on September 1, 2010, the United States designated the TTP as a foreign terrorist organization. This designation, which is still in place, was caused due to reported TTP involvement in attacks against U.S. targets, including a failed attempt to bomb Times Square in New York on May 1, 2010. However, in the recent past, the TTP has attempted to style itself as a regionally or even nationally focused movement and it seems, at least at the moment, unlikely that the TTP would aim to attack targets outside the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. On the other hand, the above-cited findings indicate that the TTP remains allied with al-Qaida – which, in turn, might mean that a more assertive TTP could give al-Qaida more breathing space in the Pakistani tribal areas. Al-Qaida could then use this foothold to attempt to facilitate internationally-oriented attacks.

The collapsed negotiations between the TTP and the Pakistani government seem to make at least one thing clear: Pakistan’s tribal areas won’t come to rest any time soon.

Pakistan Army attempting to negotiate with TTP is again an acknowledgement of heavy losses taking in Western front by Pakistan Army. With the reunification, TTP is now at its strongest after 2014. The Pakistani offer to TTP was

1) Giving control of Waziristan to TTP
2) Sharia law in tribal area
3) TTP protecting the border with Afghanistan

Pakistan also demanded TTP to work as a ISI proxy force in Afghanistan like the good old days, a demand TTP rejected
 
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1) Conflicting attack on army in Bajaur Agency

On Wednesday morning, Mujahidin of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) launched a counter attack on the posts and scouts of the Napak army in Dande Sar area of Loi Mamond Tehsil of Bajaur Agency.

The attack used light and heavy weapons, including 82mm, which targeted several military posts in the compound at close range.

Three soldiers and five others were injured in the attack while military structures were also damaged and Mujahideen remained completely safe. Praise be to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

18 Sha'ban Al-Mu'azzam / 1442 AH - 31 / March / 2021

2)A military vehicle was blown up by a mine in Bajaur

Two days ago, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) mine masters blew up an pakistan army vehicle in Matak Sar area of Charmang Tehsil of Bajaur Agency.

The blast killed three personnel in the vehicle and completely destroyed the vehicle. "Alhamdulillah."

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

20 Sha'ban Al-Mu'azzam / 1442 AH - 2 / April / 2021 AH

3)Three soldiers killed in North Waziristan

Yesterday, in North Waziristan Tehsil Dosli Khaisur Neski Kali, an ambush was carried out on the personnel carrying foot supplies for the posts of Napak Pakistan army, as a result of which the slave army's soldiers were killed on the spot. Alhamdulillah

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

Saturday
21 / Sha'ban / 1442 AH
April 3, 2021

4) Police thug targeted in Bannu

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's target killer mujahideen on Monday targeted and killed a police thug named Sadiq Khan in Town ship area in District Bannu

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan

Monday
5-Apr-21
24 Shaban 1442

5)ISI Spy disguised as Praryer leader killed

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen from secret unit TIA have targeted and killed in Takht bhai ganjai kali area, a surrendered ex taliban commander Mian umer shah s/o mian syed ali shah, who was hidding as Prayer leader while spying for ISI. All praise to Allah.

The said thug not only surrendered to naPak army and accepted their authority but also started working shoulder to shoulder with napak army by spying against Taliban mujahideen. Whenever some mujahid got arrested this person takes on the duty of interrogation and torturing him.

Last year he organised through his nephew the martydom of an important commander of Tehreek e Taliban commander Naik Muhammad later Taliban mujahideen killed his nephew for the same.

This will be the end of every one who challenge the Authority of Allah by submitting to unislamic, represive and temporary writ of Government and army.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan

Saturday
10-Apr-21
28 Shaban 1442
 
03 operations by mujahideen in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's Mujahideen on friday have attacked napak army post adjcent to market in Tehseel mir ali in north waziristan.

second attack was on napak army convoy in which one vehicle was bombed in moski area in tehseel mir ali. In third attack muhajideen ambushed an army castle near mir ali market.

In all 03 operations several napak army mercenaries were killed and injured while one vehicle and a lot of other items were destroyed.

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan

Sunday
11-Apr-21
29 Shaban 1442
 
Two operations of Mujahideen in Zhob area.

Between Saturday and Sunday night, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mujahideen ambushed a vehicle of FC personnel in Khosai Ghatta area of Zhob district of Balochistan province, killing four personnel and injuring two others.

A nearby police station, Kundralgad, was also attacked, which was completely engulfed in flames, killing and injuring several policemen.
Praise be to Allah. (Alhamdulillah)

Video recordings of the attack have also been made, which will be published on Umar Media soon, InshaAllah.

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

Monday
30 / Sha'ban al-Mu'azzam / 1442 AH April 12, 2021
 
TTP car bomb in luxury hotel in Quetta kill 4 and injure 11. tTP claims that attack was on an nearing of high officials

Chinese ambassador was confirmed staying in that hotel

 
TTP car bomb in luxury hotel in Quetta kill 4 and injure 11. tTP claims that attack was on an nearing of high officials

Chinese ambassador was confirmed staying in that hotel

It was a suicide car bomb attack

Martyrdom seeking attack in Quetta

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahid Muhammad Abbas aka Farooq (may allah have mercy on him) on Wednesday night targeted police officers and other high ups with a martydom seeking attack in a five star Sarena hotel near highly sensitive area Sarena chock in Quetta.

In the attack Assistant commissioner revenue Quetta, Assistant commissioner Jafarabad and scores of other security offcers were either killed or injured. Moreover dozen of vehicles were burnt and destroyed in the attack. All praise to Allah on that.

Martyrdom seeker mujahid have targeted security officers according to plan that confimed the strong military leader ship of Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan and its Intelligence might. However some napak army sponsored journos and other officers try to misguide the nation by childishly hiding information on the type of attack and its target in which they failed every time.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

10 / Ramadan / 1442 AH April 22, 2021
 
1)naPak Army mercenary killed in sniper attack

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's sniper shooter mujahid have killed a naPak Army mercenary standing outside its post in Hashimkot area in tehseel charming in bajur agency.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

10 / Ramadan / 1442 AH April 22, 2021

2)Attack on napak army in North Waziristan

Tehreek e taliban pakistan mujahideen have killed a mercenary and injured another in Speantal area in North waziristan. All Praise to Allah

This attack was in revenge of Mujahid Jasim (May Allah have mercy on him) who was martyred a while ago in North waziristan.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

15 / Ramadan / 1442 AH April 27, 2021


3)Big attack on napak army in Bajur agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan Mujahideen have attacked 03 posts of napak army in Katkotser area in theseel Loaimamond in bajur agency.

Tens of mujahideen took part in the raid using light & heavy weapons and encircle the enemy. The raid continued for 03 hours.

in the attack 02 army mercenary were killed and several got injured. A lot of mercenaries were able to flee from their posts and one posts was completely destroyed.

All praise to Allah

in the attack 02 of our mujahid got minor injuries who are treated already while other brothers have returned safe and sound to their bases.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

19 / Ramadan / 1442 AH May 01 2021


4)Attack on FC in Balochistan


On Sunday Frontier contabulary was attacked in morning at 03am in Tobaachakzai area in Qila abudllah.

The attack continued for 02 hrs in which several of FC mercenaries were killed or injured while all of our mujhideed returned to bases safe and sound.

All Praise to Allah.


Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

20 / Ramadan / 1442 AH May 02 2021

5) Police thug killed in Banu

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan mujahideen have killed a police thug named Mudasir Khan in limits of Sadar police station on DI khan road in Banu.

All Praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

21 / Ramadan / 1442 AH May 03 2021

6) Blast in Bajur agency 04 mercenaries killed or injured

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have targeted a napak army vehicle with a bomb in Tarkho laghrai area in loi mamund killing or injuring 04 mercenaries.

In the blast naib subadar Javed and lance naik zahir ullah were killed while Ijaz and saifullah named thugs got serious injuries and the targeted vehile was completely destroyed.

All Praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

22 / Ramadan / 1442 AH May 04 2021

7) Attack on naPak army post in Deir

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked a napak army post in Kharkiser area in District Deir.

In the Gueriella style attack tens of naPak army mercenaries were injured while one of our brother got minor injuries.

Cruel naPak army In retaliation have targeted civilians as usual after the attack.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

22 / Ramadan / 1442 AH May 04 2021


8)Attack on FC in Balochistan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked Frontier Constabulary in District Zohb when the FC thugs were busy in putting fence on border.

the Attack was done very carefully in which mujahideen were remained completely harmless killing 04 FC thugs and injuring more then 06.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

23 / Ramadan / 1442 AH May 05 2021

9)Failed napak army raid in North waziristan


naPak army intended to raid Mujahideens' position in Dakai area in tehseel Garyum in North waziristan.

As soon naPak army mercenaries came mujahideen have surrounded them and attacked heavily.

In the failed raid an officer and 03 sepoy were killed while tens of them were seriously injured.

All praise to Allah

Those killed were Captain Faheem, sepoy shafee and sepoy naseem.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

24 / Ramadan / 1442 AH May 06 2021

10) Sniper operations in Bajur agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen in evening before breaking fast have targeted an army mercenary with sniper on Hashim dandiser post area in Bajur who died on the spot.

All praise to Allah,

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

25 / Ramadan / 1442 AH May 07 2021


11)Attack on naPak army in Bajur agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's Mine master mujahideen have targeted a naPak army vehicle with a planted IED in tehseel bar chamarkand in Bajur agency.

According to local sources 01 army mercenary was killed and many were injured in the attack.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

27 / Ramadan / 1442 AH May 09 2021

12) Attack on police post in Lakki marwat

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked a police party from Dadewala Police station on a barrier in District Lakkimarwat in Khyber Pakhtunkha. In the attack a police officer Muhammad Shah was killed and another thug got serious injuries.

02 of our Mujahideen have also achieved great ranks of martydom. Those martyred were Mujahid Abubakr and Mujahid Alqaida (we belong to Allah and to him shall we return)

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

27 / Ramadan / 1442 AH May 09 2021

13)Attack on naPak army in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have targeted a convoy of napak army in TT madakhel area in North waziristan with an IED killing one army mercenary and injuring 02 more

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

29 / Ramadan / 1442 AH May 11 2021


14)Attack on naPak army in District Dier

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked naPak army in Jandol miskeni kandao area in district Dier with light and heavy weapons.

It is expected that napak army have sustained men and material losses in the attack

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

02 / Shawwal / 1442 AH May 14 2021


15) Attack on naPak army in Bajur agency

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked 02 naPak army posts in Kitkotser border area of bajur agency

In the first attack 01 napak army mercenary was killed with a sniper and in 2nd attack a hand grenade is thrown at the post by which there is a strong possibility of casualties, however we have not received any confirmed report"

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

07 / Shawwal / 1442 AH May 19 2021

16)Attack on Napak army in Bajur

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have successfully attacked a border post on kit kot ser in bajur agency.

In the attack mujahedeen have thrown hand grenades inside the post by which casualties are highly expected. In addition one mercenary was killed while installing camera.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

14 / Shawwal / 1442 AH May 26 2021


17)Mine attack on Napak army in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked vehicle of high ranking official of naPak army with a mine in theseel Garyum of North waziristan.
However, we have no confirmed report of casualties in the attack as yet.


Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

14 / Shawwal / 1442 AH May 26 2021


8)Attack on naPak army in south waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mine master mujahideen have setup a mine in wacha Khonkhel calai area in tehseel sararogha in south waziristan.

The mine was exploded on naPak army mercenaries when they were going on foot to fetch water and as a result 02 of them were killed.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

17 / Shawwal / 1442 AH May 29 2021


19)Mine destroyer vehicle destroyed in Waziristan


Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mine master mujahideen with special support of Allah targeted a special vehicle of naPak army with an IED mine in Dakae area in tehseel Gharyoum. The vehicle had the capacity to jam the signals of mines.

With the Mine blast all mercenaries on board the vehicle were either killed or injured and the vehicle was destroyed completely.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

18 / Shawwal / 1442 AH May 30 2021


20)Bomb blast on naPak army in south waziristan


Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked naPak army in Kerma kalai Khady area in tehseel ludha.
The attack was with a mine blasted on marching mercenaries toward another post. 03 of mercenaries were killed in the attack

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

21 / Shawwal / 1442 AH June 02, 2021


21)Attack on Police men in Islamabad


Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's lion heart mujahideen have attacked police men in Islamabad near CTTI college in shams colony policestation limits.

In the attack police thugs named Basheer Shah and Ishtiaq shah were killed on the spot.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

23 / Shawwal / 1442 AH June 04, 2021

22)Attack on naPak army in North waziristan


Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have targeted a Datsun vehicle of naPak army with an IED mine in theseel Garyoum in North Waziristan.

According to our sources the vehicle was destroyed completely and dead or injured were shifted by Helicopters. However, we have not received confirmation on number of dead and injured.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

27 / Shawwal / 1442 AH June 08, 2021


23)Attack on Police thugs in Mardan


Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen from target killing unit have targeted 02 police thugs in Rustam palodherai area in district mardan

In the attack police thugs Syed Raza ali shah and Shakir were killed and their arms were taken as War booty.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

28 / Shawwal / 1442 AH June 09, 2021


24)naPak army Spies killed in North Waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have killed 02 of naPak army spies when they were scouting mujahideen's position in Shaam area in Tehseel Garyoum.

For Long time these spies comes from army fort in tehseel Daosli for spying on mujahideen and indicate to army their positions.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

29 / Shawwal / 1442 AH June 10, 2021

25)Late night attack on Levies Check post in Maidan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked Dokarai checkpost near army base in Maidan area of Deir on Thursday late night with light and heavy weapons. In the attack loss of men and material is highly expected however, we have not received conformed report untill now.

Restriction by Security institution on public for sowing crops in Maidan area in Deir is persecution of Public, this will not stop or restrain attack of Taliban.

By will of Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

30 / Shawwal / 1442 AH June 11, 2021

26)Attack on FC convoy in Khyber Agency

Tereek e Taliban pakistan's mine master mujahideen have targeted a vehicle of Frontier contabulary with mine near malikdeen khail kohi intersection in tehseel Baara in Khyber district.

At the time of attack the vehicle was carrying FC mercenaries from sordandi camp to Shah kameen base. With the blast the vehicle was completely destroyed killing 04 and injuring others on board.

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

02 Zulqada / 1442 AH June 12, 2021

27)Mine attack on pakistani army in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have killed an american slave pakistani army thug with a mine on Daki road in tehseel Garyoum in North waziristan

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

12 Zulqada / 1442 AH June 22, 2021

28)Raid on napak army in Balochistan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have raided a napak army post in Toba achazai area in district chaman on Tuesday.
In the attack many of slave army mercenaries were killed and injured while all of our mujahideen retruned to bases safe and sound.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
12 Zulqada / 1442 AH June 22, 2021

29)Bomb blast on naPak army in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked a naPak army unit with a mine blast in Rogha boder area in tehseel Garyoum. In the attack 03 mercenaries were killed or injured.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

18 Zulqada / 1442 AH June 28, 2021

30)Bomb blast on naPak army in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked a naPak army unit with a mine blast in Zangra area in tehseel shaktoi. In the attack 01 mercenary was killed or 02 more were critically injured.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

18 Zulqada / 1442 AH June 28, 2021
 
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31)Successful attack in Balochistan

Tehreek e taliban pakistan's mujahideen have killed a guard on check post of Tehseel Harmazi village lamran in Pasheen district.

Arms of the one killed was taken as ghanima and mujahideen were able to leave the sight safely...

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

19 Zulqada / 1442 AH June 29, 2021


32)Attack on naPak army in waziristan

Tehreek e taliban pakistan's mujahideen have raided islam opposing pakistani army in Khaisoora area in tehseel tiarza.

As a result of raid 04 mercenaries were killed and 02 were injured while all our brothers remained unharmed.

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

20 Zulqada / 1442 AH June 30, 2021


33)Another attack on naPak army in waziristan

Tehreek e taliban pakistan's mujahideen have attacked naPak army mercenaries marching in Mashta area in tehseel Ludha killing one and injuring 03 more.

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

22 Zulqada / 1442 AH July 02, 2021

34)Attack in Balochistan

Tehreek e taliban pakistan's mujahideen have raided a Frontier Constabulary post in Toba achakzai area in district chaman killing 04 FC thugs while all our brothers remained unharmed

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

23 Zulqada / 1442 AH July 03, 2021

35)We have bombed in Deira Ismail Khan

Tehreek e taliban pakistan's Mine master mujahideen have targeted a security foce convoy with an IED in Gara bakhtiar area of tehseel Kalachi in DI khan, in the attack several security thugs were killed or injured while the vehicle targeted was destroyed completely.

This should be noted that this attack was in revenge of our two brothers (Haji Akbar & Ajab gul may Allah accept them) who were martyred by security forces yesterday.


Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

23 Zulqada / 1442 AH July 03, 2021

36) 02 attacks on naPak army in Tehseel Nawagai in Bajur agency

First was an ambush on an army vehicle passing by posts on Matakser killing 02 mercenaries and injuring 03 more.

2nd raid was on posts on Shandai kamar with light and heavy weapons in which heavy men and material losses are expected while all our brothers remained unharmed.

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

24 Zulqada / 1442 AH July 04, 2021

37)Attack on police in Deir

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's target killer mujahideen have targeted constable Hussain Khan on Sucha merah check post station Khaal in Lower deir.

Moreover, 03 days ago a post was attacked in kolal Dheri of Deir maidan, 02 security thugs were killed and others were injured.

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

28 Zulqada / 1442 AH July 08, 2021

38)Fitting response to naPak army raid in Sourth waziristan


naPak army tried to attack Mujahideen e islam in qalandar kund serai area in theseel makeen in south waziristan.

As a result mujahideen defended ferociously and killed 05 army mercenaries while non of mujahideen sustained any harm.

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

30 Zulqada / 1442 AH July 10, 2021


39)Major attack on naPak army in Kurram agency

Tehreek e taliban pakistan's mujahideen have attacked naPak army mercenaries that came for operation in khodet khel ghorgore area in central kurram agency

One group of mercenaries was targeted with light wepons and the other was attacked with grenades and heavy weapons.

In the attack atleast 05 mercenaries were killed and scores were injured and their bodies were rotting for long time at the scene. All of our brothers remained completely unharmed.

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

02 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 12, 2021


40)Mine attack on naPak army in North waziristan

A vehicle of naPak army was blown with a land mine in Garyoum sarai area in theseel Garyoum. The vehicle was destroyed completely and the mercenaries onboard were killed or injured.

All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

07 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 17, 2021


41)Failed naPak army raid in South waziristan

naPak army tried to raid Mujahideen in Waam area in tehseel shawal, mujahideen have repelled the attack and returned fire killing or injuring 02 mercenaries while mujahideen remained unharmed.

It should be noted that in the raid naPak army was accompanied by surrendered people as spies who have faced the failure.


All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

08 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 18, 2021


42)Attack on naPak army in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mine master mujahideen have targeted a search party of naPak army with a land mine in Sheen warmeex area between Borakai and Mushtay in tehseel Ludha.

As a result 03 mercenaries were killed and 04 were injured while all our brothers remained unharmed.


All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

08 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 18, 2021

43)Attack on naPak army in Bajur Agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have targeted mercenaries on supply duty for naPak army posts with a land mine in Matakser area in tehseel chamarkand.

In the attack 02 mercenaries were killed.


All praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

08 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 18, 2021


44)Attack on Police party in mardan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have thrown a grenade on Police mobile party near Dagai stop in district mardan killing 01 police thug on spot and another succumbed to injuries later on.

All praise to Allah.

It should be noted that for today this is Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's 4th attack that proves, with all praise to Allah, the organised leadership of Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan and organisation of its ranks.


Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

08 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 18, 2021

45)Attack on Frontier Constabulary in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mine master mujahideen have targeted a vehicle of FC with a land mine in sarkai manzkai kazboliye area in tehseel sararogha.

As a result, the vehicle was destroyed and mercenaries on board were killed or injured.

All praise to Allah.

Those injured were Captain Hasan Ali, Lancenaik siraj,Lancenaik waheed umar and sepoy aman.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

10 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 20, 2021

46)naPak army killed civilians after attack in Kurram agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have repelled an attack by napak army killing 11 mercenaries in Gorgorai area in Kurram agency. naPak army later on came back for revenge but failed again by grace of Allah, however, they claimed to have killed 03 mujahideen and published the news on servant media.

According to details naPak army after failed raid captured civilians from nearby areas and killed them, the number of killed were 05 to 07. It was the habit of tyrant minded naPak army that whenever they fail they do any thing to appear successful. In the same way naPak army have tried to prove before the residents that they have attacked and taken revenge of their killed mercenaries.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

12 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 22, 2021


47)Frontier constabulary thugs targeted in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have planted a land mine inside the post of FC thugs in moma karam manra area in tehseel ludha killing 04 FC thugs by grace of Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

15 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 25, 2021


48)Large scale attack on naPak army in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked naPak army posts in Head quarter hospital area in tehseel mir ali with light and heavy weapons.

Meanwhile, an american made vehicle was coming for rescue operation which fall victim of mujahideen's ambush on Khesor road between moskey and Hasukhel. The vehicle was destroyed completely and all mercenaries on board were killed whose corpses remained on road until the next day.

All Praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

16 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 26, 2021


49)Raid on naPak army in South waziristan


Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked army post in shawangai area in tehseel sararoga on Thursday night killing 04 army mercenaries

All Praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

20 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 29, 2021


50)Raid on naPak army in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked army posts in badr bridge area in tehseel ludha.

The fight continued for hours and heavy and light weapons were used in it. Atleast 04 army mercenaries were killed or injured in the fight.

All Praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

20 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 30, 2021
 
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51)Sniper and Guerilla attack in Bajur agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's sniper shooter have killed an army mercenary in dandoser area in tehseel loimamond.

In the same area another naPak army post was raided in which casualties are highly expected by will of Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

20 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 30, 2021

52)Raid on naPak army in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked army base defence posts in Ospas area in tehseel tiarza.

In the attack 02 army mercenaries were killed and 04 injured who ran away leaving the post. Mujahideen have gained 06 guns of G3 type and an LMG as ghanima, All Praise to Allah.

The picture of the Ghanima will be issued very soon by will of Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

21 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 31, 2021

53)02 Back to back attacks on naPak army in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have ambushed army mercenaries going to base in wachadara area in tehseel ladha killing 01 mercenary and partly destroying an army truck and tents.

Later, once the help arrived a mine which was planted before was blasted killing another mercenary and injuring many others.

All Praise to Allah.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

21 ZulHajja / 1442 AH July 31, 2021

54)Raid on naPak army in South waziristan


Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have raided on army post in Zangra area, sherkai village in tehseel ladha.In the attack 04 army mercenaries were killed and several others were injured.

This attack was in revenge of martydom of our brother Umardaraz aka Umar.

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

22 ZulHajja / 1442 AH Aug 01, 2021

55)Bomb blast on Police in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have targeted a police mobile party with a bomb blast near badr bridge in tehseel ladha.
In the blast 01 police thug was killed and the police van was destroyed.


Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

22 ZulHajja / 1442 AH Aug 01, 2021


56)Bomb blast on naPak army in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked an army vehicle with a bomb blast in sheronguy area on wana road in tehseel ladha killing 02 army mercenaries and the vehicle was destroyed.

This was the 3rd successful attack by Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan on 1st day of august.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

22 ZulHajja / 1442 AH Aug 01, 2021

57)Sniper attack on naPak army in Bajur agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have targeted an army mercenary in army post built in almazodob area border area of bajur agency who died on the spot. naPak army as usual continued on shelling heavily however no men or material losses accured.

Further more, on 28 july 2021, mujahideen have killed a naPak army mercenay with a sniper in chamarkand.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

26 ZulHajja / 1442 AH Aug 05, 2021

58)Police officer killed in khyber agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen on Thursday night killed a Police officer named Kaleemullah near taddy market on Jamrud road when he was going home after duty with his driver.

This Kaleemullah being a police officer was also working for secret agencies and baring families of missing persons from protests, harrasing them and torturing. For these reasons he was highly sought by mujahideen and after much struggle and hurdles mujahideen were able to kill him

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

27 ZulHajja / 1442 AH Aug 06, 2021

59)Sniper attack in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's Sniper mujahideen have killed 02 army mercenaries in rogha bodar area in tehseel garyoum.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

28 ZulHajja / 1442 AH Aug 07, 2021

60)Bomb attack on naPak army in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked naPak army in Badinzai area in tehseel Ladha with a bomb killing 02 army mercenaries and injuring 01 more.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

29 ZulHajja / 1442 AH Aug 08, 2021

61)Attack on naPak army in Bajur agency

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have ambushed naPak army in almazodob area in tehseel wara mamond killing 01 army mercenary and injuring 01.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

29 ZulHajja / 1442 AH Aug 08, 2021

62)Mine Attack on police in Mardan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mine master mujahideen have targeted police mobile party near chora station in Mardan Bakhshali at midnight when the party on regular patrol.

As a result, 02 police thugs were killed and 03 were injured while the vehicle was destroyed.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

29 ZulHajja / 1442 AH Aug 08, 2021

63)Mine attack on naPak army in Waziristan


Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mine master mujahideen have attacked napak army's on foot patrol with a land mine in warikai mandai area in tehseel shawal between north and south waziristan. As a result all of army mercenaries were either killed or injured.

All praise to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

01 Muharram / 1442 AH Aug 10, 2021

64)Attack on naPak army in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked frontier constabulary posts in wachakhora area in tehseel sararogha with light and heavy weapons thereby killing 03 mercenaries and injuring many more.

Praise be to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

03 Muharram / 1442 AH Aug 12, 2021

65)Twin bomb blasts in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked a naPak army patrol in daki village in tehseel garyoum in which 01 army mercenary was killed.

once mercenaries came to pick the corps another bomb set off killing 03 more mercenaries.

Praise be to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

03 Muharram / 1442 AH Aug 12, 2021

66)Attack on naPak army in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked a naPak army camp in hasukhel area in tehseel mirali with light and heavy weapons in which 03 army mercenaries was killed and several more were injured

Praise be to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

04 Muharram / 1443 AH Aug 13, 2021


67)Bomb blast on police in lower dir

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked a police van with a bomb blast in darujabgai area in district lower dir in which 04 elite force thugs were killed or injured.

Praise be to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

06 Muharram / 1443 AH Aug 15, 2021


68)Attack on naPak army in North waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked a naPak army camp in hasukhel area in tehseel mirali with light and heavy weapons, confirmed report of fatalities have not been received. furthermore, mujahideen have targeted an army mercenary with a sniper in madikhel in tehseel garyoum.

In addition, on 16 august mujahideen have targeted an army mercenary with a sniper in hasan khel village in tehseel spainwam.

Praise be to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

08 Muharram / 1443 AH Aug 17, 2021


69)Attack on naPak army in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked frontier constabulary posts in wachakhora area in tehseel sararogha with light and heavy weapons thereby killing 03 mercenaries and injuring many more.

Praise be to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

03 Muharram / 1443 AH Aug 12, 2021


70)Attack on naPak army in South waziristan

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan's mujahideen have attacked naPak army in langar khel village in tehseel ladha thereby killing 01 mercenary and injuring 02 more.

Praise be to Allah

Muhammad Khurasani,
Spokesperson: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

09 Muharram / 1443 AH Aug 18, 2021
 
TTP claimed responsibility for killing 6 Pakistani soldiers in an attack on Pakistani border post. TTP fighters were armed with night vision equipments and heavy machine guns (Thanks to uncle Sam)

Attack on FC check post in Kurram Agency

Yesterday night, Mujahedeen of TTP launched a counter attack on FC post in Kacha Pakha area of Sadda Tehsil of Kurram Agency, killing and injuring 6 FC personnel. Alhamdulillah

Muhammad Khurasani
Spokesperson of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

5th Rajab 1443 AH
February 6, 2022
 
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