Taliban’s anti-state agenda in Pakistan needs early response: Afrasiab Khattak

Taliban’s anti-state agenda in Pakistan needs early response: Afrasiab Khattak

Daily Times, Lahore, Staff Report

The peace envoy said the Tribal Areas had ‘literally exploded’. “The military operation in Bajaur has resulted in massive dislocation of civilians. There is no military operation in Kurram Agency, but fierce fighting is going on in that tribal region. Parts of Kurram are worse than Somalia.” He conceded that a peace accord with the Swat Taliban in May last year had helped militants reorganise and re-equip. “They have got new weapons coming from Waziristan, including sniper rifles,” he said.

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