Afghanistan: Taliban Unlikely To Take Actions Against TTP For Attacks In Pakistan

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Contrary to Pakistani action plans, cross-border terrorism has increased along the Afghan-Pakistani border even though Imran Khan’s PM allegedly supported the Taliban during and before the takeover of Kabul in August 2021. Experts said that Islamabad supported the government extremist hardline in Kabul believed that the new regime did not It will enable the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to attack Pakistan from nearby Afghan land.

A report by international forums for rights and security (IFFRAS) states that the Taliban cannot prevent TTP from interesting riots in Pakistan, and there are every possible escalation of violence throughout the border region.

While the increase in Taliban power was considered a ‘strategic victory’ for Pakistan, it also turned out to be an encouragement for TTP. In accordance with Pakistani institutions for peace studies (Pips), 207 terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan in 2021, an increase of 42% compared to 2020. Nearly 335 lives had been lost in this attack. Pips underlined that TTP was responsible for 87 attacks, an increase of 84% compared to 2020.

TTP claims 42 additional attacks in January 2022, reported IFFRAS. Also, the escalation of violence in the Durand line area was also recorded after the Taliban Afghanistan takeover on August 15, 2021. In addition, reports showed that after TTP launched an attack on Pakistan from Afghanistan, an angry Islamabad reminded the Taliban from their commitment and goals in the DOHA agreement.

In the 29th analytical support and a sanction monitoring team report published in February 2022, the UN Security Council (UNSC) said the gravity of the security situation in the Afghan and Pakistan tribal areas. The report stated that TTP consisted of 3,000 to 5,000 fighters in Afghanistan, while also revealed that members of the TTP militant family wanted to live back in Pakistan in some guarantees to be integrated.

Two main demands are the imposition of sharia laws in Pakistan and the release of members of TTP from Pakistani prison. IFFRAS has stated that Imran Khan’s Prime Minister, in December 2021, ordered the release of TTP cadres who were on the white and gray list of Pakistani administration.

TTP expressed his anger when Pakistani troops conducted a raid on Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat, SWAT, Steel, Swabi and North Waziristan and TTP members were also detained and killed in the process.

While Pakistan, on the story of the old relationship with the Taliban Afghanistan, assuming that TTP will not trigger malicious activities against Islamabad, the truth is that the Taliban cannot take action to limit TTP – the ideological twin is stated.