TTP’s Re-Emergence in Swat
Syed Khalid Muhammad, CommandEleven Executive Director, spoke with Russia Today about the re-emergence of the Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the settled region of Swat.
August 10, 2022
Syed Khalid Muhammad, CommandEleven Executive Director, spoke with Russia Today about the re-emergence of the Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the settled region of Swat.
Syed Khalid Muhammad, Executive Director – CommandEleven, spoke with Russia Today on the on-going peace talks between the Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Government of Pakistan.
Syed Khalid Muhammad, CommandEleven Executive Director, spoke with Russia Today about the long-standing relationship between China and Pakistan, after the attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi.
The grievances of Pashtuns, the progress of KPK, support base of PTM, role of PTI and PPP, and proposed next steps are discussed in this article and offer additional insight to this issue.
The grievances of Pashtuns, the progress of KPK, support base of PTM, role of PTI and PPP, and proposed next steps are discussed in this article and offer additional insight to this issue.
The grievances of Pashtuns, the progress of KPK, support base of PTM, role of PTI and PPP, and proposed next steps are discussed in this article and offer additional insight to this issue.
We, the State, had allowed the Uzbeks, the Tajiks, the Arabs, Africans, the Chechens and numerous other criminals from almost all over the world to come and settle down, here amongst the tribal belt and hijack the tribes. They decapitated the mushers, (leaders) usurped the tribal way of life, commandeered spaces, collected revenue by force and governed the area through coercion, force and terror, while the State was conspicuous in its absence.
‘Go and learn Islam from Bush’, were the taunts my men suffered as they patrolled the streets of Jandola. It was demoralizing to the rank and file and confused the issue of who was the enemy and who was friend. It was a difficult situation with Muslims facing Muslims in a war that few understood and even lesser wanted to fight.
The continued cliche of the famous “Strategic Depth” used to beat Pakistan with was a ridiculous concept, thrown up by a brigadier at the National Defense University (NDU), then known as the NDC, was purely an academic discussion, never a State Policy.
Indeed, the US is making much heavy weather of exiting Afghanistan, and of course it entered the Country in a fit of bullheadedness, Al-Qaeda having shown the red rag – and without much forethought. But that happens most of the time, and since even the best laid-out plans fly out of window after the initial salvos; it’s the afterthought that counts. And that’s where America went awfully awry.