As the two neighbours entered into ceasefire, it is unlikely to be a lasting solution. History and ideology, among others, will see Kabul and Islamabad at odds again.
ThePrint Explorer unpacks who the TTP are, and what they’re fighting for in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and how Pakistan army is struggling to carve a way out of the conflict.
Saeedullah Saeed's remarks come amid a sharp increase in TTP-led violence emanating from Afghan territory, with over 600 attacks in Pakistan recorded in 2024, according to a UN report.
Pakistan’s ISI has a long history of maintaining clandestine and not-so-clandestine ties with various Afghan political groups, including the Afghan Taliban.
The frequency of TTP attacks in Pakistan has increased—from 267 in 2021 to 365 in 2022—and the militant group has also been systematically going after hard targets.
Year 2024 was Pakistan’s deadliest in a decade, with at least 685 civilian fatalities & roughly 444 terror attacks, according to an annual security report by a Pakistan-based think tank.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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