Tehreek-e-Taliban History: At present, there is talk of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from Pakistan to America. The terrorist organization Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has created havoc in Pakistan. Along with this, this terrorist organization has decided to turn the whole of Pakistan into rubble. Dangerous terrorist organization Tehreek-e-Taliban has declared Jihad against Pakistan. Not only this, TTP has announced the formation of its new government in Pakistan on Sunday and has also announced to expand the cabinet soon. It has become clear from this announcement of TTP that it is determined to make Pakistan’s condition similar to that of Afghanistan.
The TTP has been carrying out several attacks in restive areas of Pakistan including the restive Balochistan province. In view of the possibility of attack, America has alerted its citizens living in Pakistan and advised them not to go to Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. In fact, a few days ago, a policeman was killed and 10 were injured in a suicide attack in this city. Why is TTP i.e. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan creating terror? What is Tehreek-e-Taliban and how it emerged, let us know…
What is Tehreek-e-Taliban
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, also known as TTP, is the biggest terrorist organization fighting against its own government in Pakistan. According to the United Nations, several thousand TTP fighters are present along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, waging a ‘war’ against the government of Pakistan.
Pakistani military action, US drone warfare and incursions by other groups in the region had nearly put an end to TTP terror from 2014 to 2018 but, after the signing of a peace deal by the Afghan Taliban and the US government in February 2020, the militant group Again became active in this field.
Since July 2020, 10 extremist groups that were continuously opposing the Government of Pakistan joined Tehreek-e-Taliban. These include the three Pakistani factions of Al-Qaeda, which split from the TTP in 2014.
After these mergers, TTP became stronger and more violent. This violent series intensified after the formation of the Afghan Taliban government in Kabul in August 2021.
Its deep historical roots with the Afghan Taliban, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) have made TTP a dangerous terrorist organization. The group is the result of the ‘Jihadi politics’ of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan after 9/11.
The TTP is said to still have covert links with al-Qaeda and has declared that it will continue to treat Afghan Taliban leaders as its own, enjoying safe haven under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, and using Afghan soil to fight against Pakistan. Will continue to wage war against
The Khorasan branch of the Islamic State terrorist group is largely made up of TTP defectors. The group has kept itself aloof from any conflict with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban.
How dangerous is this terrorist organization
To understand how big a threat TTP can pose, it is very important to know about the rise and development of this group. How this terrorist group was born and how it has become a canker for Pakistan today.
The roots of the Pakistani Taliban had started at the same time when many terrorists fled from Afghanistan after the US action in 2002 and were hiding in the tribal areas of Pakistan. When the action started against these terrorists, there was opposition to the Pakistan Army in the Swat Valley. Many rebel groups began to flourish in the tribal areas.
Then in December 2007, under the leadership of Baitullah Mehsud, 13 groups decided to join a Tehreek i.e. campaign, hence the name of the organization was Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. In short, it is also called TTP or Pakistani Taliban. It is completely different from the Taliban organization of Afghanistan, but the intentions are almost the same.
What TTP claimed in 2020
In 2020, TTP claimed that it no longer has any regional or global agenda outside Pakistan. Earlier in the year 2018, this group had made another change in its manifesto. It prohibited indiscriminate attacks on Pakistani targets including civilians. Instead, he declared a direct war against the Government of Pakistan. TTP’s aim behind these attacks that have been going on for years is to pressurize the Pakistani government to fulfill its demands. In the manifesto, the TTP asked its fighters to refrain from attacking civilians and religious minorities. Instead, he started advocating targeted violence against Pakistani military personnel and intelligence officers.
Since this change, attacks by the TTP against civilians declined sharply. However, it is difficult to say what led to the change in strategy. One reason for this may be that the TTP’s early violence against civilians had created an atmosphere of anger against many of its jihadist allies, both global and local, including Osama bin Laden.
What changes took place in TTP after the Taliban government came to Afghanistan?
Prior to the fall of the government of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, the Pakistani government repeatedly accused him of harboring anti-Pakistan terrorist groups in Afghanistan. As a result, some in Islamabad believed that if the Afghan Taliban (a so-called Pakistan-friendly organization) returned to power in Kabul, these anti-Pakistani groups would crack down. However, contrary to these expectations, the return of the Afghan Taliban has so far strengthened the TTP and has now become a headache for Pakistan.
After the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, it released hundreds of TTP prisoners from Kabul jails, including leaders like TTP deputy founder Amir Maulvi Fakir Mohammad.
The TTP celebrated the release of its members with large motor rallies and caravans in eastern Afghanistan. In addition to congratulating the Afghan Taliban on their return to power, the TTP publicly pledged allegiance to its ally. On several occasions, the leadership of the TTP presented itself as a role model for the fighters of the Afghan Taliban group.
However, in a recent interview when the Afghan Taliban spokesperson was asked about the future of TTP in Afghanistan, his answer was evasive. He argued that TTP is an issue inside Pakistan and his group has nothing to do with it. The spokesperson even suggested that Pakistan should try to resolve its problems with the TTP through dialogue.