Afgan Taliban helps TTP in attacks on Pak security forces Pakistan media report claims

Taliban and TTP have a deep relationship

“Of the last ten suicide attacks in North Waziristan, three have been traced to Afghanistan,” the journalist said. According to The Express Tribune, ‘this shows that the relationship between the TTP and the Afghan Taliban is still intact, and the TTP continues to enjoy support from Kabul.’ According to sources, the merger of Taliban groups has strengthened the hands of TTP across Pakistan. Sources said Pakistan has lost a window for reconciliation with the Taliban following the killing of Inter-Services Intelligence officer Brigadier Mustafa Kamal Barki on March 21.

Who was Brigadier Barki?

Sources aware of the importance of Brigadier Barki said the ISI officer was Pakistan’s window to the TTP and was instrumental in bringing TTP leaders to the negotiating table in the previous round of talks. The Express Tribune reported that Barki signed all previous agreements, especially the Kabul Accord between the TTP and Islamabad. According to a source, Brigadier Barki met the TTP leadership alone about eight times and was a person who enjoyed the confidence of the group’s chief, Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud.

no negotiation possible

“So much was the trust between the two that Mufti Noor Wali joked that he trusted her more than his brother,” the source said, The Express Tribune reported. The source said Brigadier Barki always traveled to Afghanistan at his own risk and forced Mufti Noor Wali and other TTP shura members to come for talks with assurances. Sources said any possibility of talks with TTP was over for the time being.