Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
The Pakistani Taliban, formally called the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan, is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed militant groups operating along the Afghan–Pakistani border. Wikipedia
Founder: Baitullah Mehsud
Allegiance: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (self-declared, publicly rejected by IEA)
Also known as: Pakistani Taliban; (پاکستانی طالبان)
Battles and wars: Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Global War on Terrorism
Dates of operation: December 2007 – present
Headquarters: Eastern Afghanistan
Ideology: Wahhabism; Islamic Fundamentalism; Pashtunwali; Sectarianism; Separatism
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