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Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan (TTP) consolidates power in tribal areas
With increased muscle, backing and resources, the TTP – which sent thousands of fighters into Afghanistan to help the Afghan Taliban conquer the country over the summer – can now refocus its efforts on its insurgency in order to overthrow the Pakistani state.
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Pakistan condemns drone strike that targeted ‘good Taliban’ and foreign fighters
Members of the Haqqani Network, the Hafiz Gul Bahadar Group, and “Uzbeks” are reported to have been killed in an attack in the Shawal Valley.
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Pakistan’s ban of LWJ enters 3rd year
The Pakistani government has blocked The Long War Journal website from being accessed inside Pakistan. The censorship began sometime in July 2012, and continues to this day.
