ISLAMABAD: Discussions about the secret alliance between the Taliban and TTP have been reignited by a statement of Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan. Massoud’s comments made reach back to over a year ago and now as they are viral, they create waves in people’s minds about the security threats in the region.
In the interview of the US media, Ahmad Massoud who is the son of the late Afghan commander of the jihad, Ahmad Shah Massoud pointed out that the collaboration between Afghan Taliban and the TTP could be seen in black and white. He suggested to rely on the information and the figures presented by Pakistan, which talk about a rise in the number of attacks on the Taliban after the change of power in Afghanistan.
Proof of the Upward Trend of the Attacks
Massoud said without any doubt, we are able to find real evidence of cooperation between Taliban and TTP. He said that in some areas, terrorist attacks were increased by 500 times during the period in which the Taliban came back to power. He went on to say that rise in violence was a cause of Taliban’s coming to power, and their inability to control the extremists who have been operating in the Afghan side of the border.
🇦🇫⚡️🇵🇰 – Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF), openly backs Pakistan’s claims about the Afghan Taliban supporting and providing safe haven to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/UDo6xt5CKH
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Terrorist Groups Given Free Rein
By pointing out the growing freedom of terrorists in Afghanistan, he mentioned that these groups now can get new members, educate them, and afterward send them to other nations. Massoud stated that these terrorists are becoming increasingly outrageous, and it is the lack of any pressure on their survival that pushes them to continue doing what they have always been doing.
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Massoud remarked, “Not only has the Taliban’s triumph been a source of great encouragement to them, but it has also enabled immensely the groups like the TTP to gain a lot of power.” “For TTP, it is just a matter of time if their Afghan counterparts can finish their mission, then they can do it as well on their side of the border.” Thus, what motive would they have in stopping attacks on Pakistan?”
Consequences for Pakistan
The rebirth of the TTP has been a major headache for Pakistan, especially in the areas close to the Afghan border. Highlighting not only the ongoing instability that the Taliban’s return to power has brought about but also the growing bond between the Afghan Taliban and different militant groups such as the TTP, Massoud’s words are quite telling. Pakistan has witnessed a rise in the number of cross-border attacks and militant activities which has increased the tension between the two countries.
