Around 6,500 Pakistani terrorists residing in Afghanistan, Most Associated with TTP: Report

In a recent report by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), there are probable 6,000 to 6,500 Pakistani terrorists situated in Afghanistan. Out of all those, many of them are from the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which might become a big threat to both the nations.

There is a total number of 1267 monitoring committees of the UNSC who submitted the report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team. The report involved the information regarding ISIS, al-Qaeda as well as the allied individuals and bodies.

According to the report that TTP (a large terrorist group situated in Afghanistan) is directed by Amir Noor Wali Mehsud, who is also supported by his deputy named Qari Amjad and his spokesperson named Mohammad Khorasani as well.

The report stated that there are many Pakistani foreign terrorist fighters who are situated in Afghanistan at present. These terrorists are indicating danger to both the nations as the total number of these terrorists residing in the country is expected at between 6,000 and 6,500. The biggest threat to the country is that most of them are associated with TTP.

This latest report from UNSC has proved yet again that Pakistan is still trying to provide shelter and providing support to terrorists on its soil.

Islamabad earlier claimed that they are not helping or sheltering any terrorist or any terror activities but their claims got smashed on July 21. On that date, many terrorists were killed in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan and Pakistani ID cards were recovered from the terrorists’ bodies.

Their claims again busted in another recent outbreak where 25 Taliban terrorists in the Takht-e-Pol town of the province by the NATO Rescue Support. Out of those who got killed in the attack include 12 Pakistanis.

In addition, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in the previous month got involved in a controversy after he called Osama bin Laden a “shaheed” (martyr) at the time he was addressing the National Assembly.

For the duration of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary session which was held on June 25, Pakistan has received another delay on the ‘Grey List’. Islamabad has not yet completed thirteen items out of its total 27 FATF Action Plan items.