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The Untenable TTP-Pakistan Negotiations
For much of the duration of the Afghan Taliban's insurgency against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)–formed officially in 2007 and one of Pakistan's deadliest terrorist groups–was a force multiplier for the Taliban. While the Taliban and Pakistan…
فاٹا، ٹی ٹی پی، اور پاکستان کی انسداد دہشت گردی کی حکمت عملی کے مضمرات
پاکستانی سیکیورٹی اپریٹس نے خیال کیا کہ ۲۰۱۷ میں تحریک طالبان (ٹی ٹی پی) کا زوال ان کے رہنما احسان اللہ احسان کی گرفتاری اور پاکستانی سیکیورٹی فورسز کے کریک ڈاؤن سے مکمل ہو چکا ہے۔ تاہم، ٹی…
The National Resistance Front: A New Chapter in the Afghan War?
The Taliban’s narrative of restoring peace and stability in Afghanistan post-takeover of Kabul is falling short on various fronts. Ramped-up attacks by the Taliban’s archfoe, the Islamic State of Khorasan (ISKP), have confronted the Taliban with serious security challenges. The…
FATA, the TTP, and the Pitfalls of Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Strategy
In 2017, the Pakistani security apparatus presumed that the Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP)’s downfall was inevitable with the capture of their leader, Ehsanullah Ehsan and the Pakistani security forces’ crackdown. However, the TTP has resumed its offensive since 2021, Pakistan Institute for…
India’s Strategy towards Post-August 2021 Afghanistan
The Taliban completed its six months in power in Afghanistan on February 15. Under its regime, there has been little stability over the past six months. While Taliban has used the pretext of the humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan to push…
The TLP, Social Media, and Recurring Cycles of Violence
The number of internet users in Pakistan has continued to skyrocket—growing by 11 million users between 2020 and 2021 alone. As observers of the digital world are well aware, while expanding internet access can spur economic development it has also…