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Militant leader at heart of Afghan-Pakistan conflict survived strike that provoked clashes
Noor Wali Mehsud survived an October 9 airstrike in Kabul that escalated deadly border clashes, leading to an uneasy ceasefire after days of violence, officials said.
- Noor Wali Mehsud appeared in a video Thursday to refute reports of his death and said he was in Pakistan after an October 9 airstrike hit an armoured Toyota Land Cruiser in Kabul.
- The TTP's resurgence followed 2018 when Noor Wali Mehsud took over after three predecessors died in U.S. drone strikes, and Pakistani army operations pushed the group into Afghanistan.
- The group previously struck civilian targets, killing more than 130 children in a 2014 school assault, while Noor Wali Mehsud revived the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan after 2021.
- After days of deadly violence an uneasy ceasefire took hold on Wednesday, while Pakistan has not officially claimed responsibility for the Kabul strike and Reuters could not verify the hilltop footage.
- Abdul Sayed said `Mehsud continues his efforts to reshape the group into an armed movement fighting, as he claims, for the rights of Pashtun tribespeople` and `Jihad brings nations freedom and dignity; otherwise they remain slaves`, Mehsud said.
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Militant leader at heart of Afghan-Pakistan conflict survived strike that provoked clashes
The leader of the Pakistani Taliban appeared in a video Thursday to prove he was still alive, a week after an apparent attempt to assassinate him with an airstrike in Afghanistan provoked the most serious clash between the neighbours in decades.
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TTP leader claims group is operating from Pakistan, not Afghan soil
In a newly released video message, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Noor Wali Mehsud has denied claims that his group is operating from Afghan territory, insisting that TTP fighters are based within Pakistan’s Khyber tribal areas. Mehsud’s statement comes in response to recent Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul, which were reportedly aimed at targeting senior TTP figures. Pakistan has long accused the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) of pr…
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