The withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan last year had strengthened Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) The TTP gained a lot of ground and expanded its reach and range of activities during the peace negotiations process . The United States designated four al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and TTP terrorists as global terrorists, in particular this month .
Washington, December 9: The withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan last year had strengthened Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), according to Pakistan's counter-terrorism authority in Islamabad, who provided the country's Senate Standing Committee on Interior with a report.The TTP gained a lot of ground and expanded its reach and range of activities during the peace negotiations process, according to The Pakistani daily.The TTP officially withdraws its ceasefire agreement with Pakistan on November 28, followed by The United States designated four al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and TTP terrorists as global terrorists, in particular this month.The United States has designated Qari Amjad, the deputy emir of TTP, as part of its unofficial cease-fire agreement with the US, though a UN Security Council report earlier this year found that the movement has failed to fully separate themselves from al-Qaeda and TTP, providing a safe haven to Taliban members, which has the primary intention of overthrowing Pakistan.