Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
Coverage of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Nexus archive.
- Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say
Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan killed 36 civilians and injured 160, according to Afghan officials. Pakistan's military operation targeted militant hideouts in response to attacks, but Afghanistan condemned the strikes as 'aggression.' Multiple locations in Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar provinces were affected, with civilian casualties reported.
- Pakistan says it carried out ground operation, strikes along Afghan border, killing 29 militants
Pakistani security forces conducted an intelligence-based ground operation and calibrated strikes along the Afghanistan border, killing 29 militants linked to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Fitna al-Khwarij. The operation followed recent militant attacks in Pakistan, including a Karachi attack on a paramilitary Rangers headquarters claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.
- 2 roadside bombs in northwest Pakistan kill at least 7
Two roadside bombs in northwestern Pakistan killed at least seven people, with the first targeting a vehicle and the second striking rescuers in Bannu. No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion falls on the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attacks and warned against terrorism supporters.