The Taliban‐TTP Nexus And Pakistan's Rising Security Challenges

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ID6442371
AuthorsShahid Ali (0000-0001-9242-2136, Dr. Ali is an assistant professor in the Department of International Relations, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan. Dr. Verma is associate professor of international relations and foreign policy at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, Songjiang campus. He is also a senior fellow at the Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, Songjiang...), Raj Verma (0000-0001-9869-8782, Dr. Ali is an assistant professor in the Department of International Relations, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan. Dr. Verma is associate professor of international relations and foreign policy at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, Songjiang campus. He is also a senior fellow at the Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, Songjiang..., corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume32
Issue1
Pages151-166
Publication date2024-11-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMiddle East Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1061-1924 • E-ISSN: 1475-4967
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/mepo.12787
OpenAlexW4404620878
LanguageEN
Citations received1

Why has the militant group Tehrik‐i‐Taliban Pakistan (TTP) become a bigger threat to Pakistan since the Taliban's return to rule in Afghanistan? This article contends that the Taliban's determination to provide the TTP with sanctuary and support—including operational freedom and mobility, arms and ammunition, recruitment and military training, and financial and logistical assistance—has been the central factor behind the TTP's resurgence. The evidence demonstrates that the Taliban's unwillingness to disarm, demobilize, or evict the TTP from Afghanistan, even in the face of intensified pressure from Islamabad, has enhanced the TTP's material strength and resolve to overturn the Pakistani state. The group has therefore made uncompromising demands to establish an Islamic emirate or Sharia‐compliant political order in Pakistan and reverse the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The analysis indicates that gains by the TTP, and the group's allegiance to the Afghan Taliban, could undermine Pakistan's territorial integrity

Afghan · Allegiance · Ammunition · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Islam · Militant · Nexus (standard · Political science · Politics · Sharia · State (computer science · Terrorism · Engineering · Law · Military History and Strategy · Peacebuilding and International Security · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

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