Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud presided over the meeting where the decision was made.
Leaders authorised to conduct armed patrols and suicide attacks, as the difference has been intensified.
PESHAWAR
Ghag Report
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (ISA) have developed a serious organisational rift. TTP chief Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud issued a new six-point directive to TTP commanders and fighters, calling them devoid of certain commitments made to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The directive included suicide attacks inside Pakistan and armed patrols in areas under TTP control.
The source told Ghag.pk that during the leadership meeting chaired by Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud on September 5, some significant and risky decisions were made, and a formal statement was also released in this respect. Sources claim that the TTP has reviewed its relationship with the Islamic Emirate of Pakistan and the interim government of Afghanistan. It has also disassociated itself from organisational affiliations and procedures, declaring itself independent of the Afghan Taliban’s desire to cease or scale back certain other operations, such as suicide attacks against Pakistan. Additionally, commanders have been instructed to fight a defensive war in self-defence against anyone, including the Afghan government, in addition to being free to make decisions and launch attacks without consulting the Taliban.
Sources claim that this context also applies to the suicide attacks in Momand. There are also reports that, in addition to these attacks, the TTP may be able to retake its old bases in some border and no-go areas of Afghanistan and launch a resistance movement against both Pakistan and the Afghan interim government.
It should be noted that Pakistan has increased pressure on Afghanistan to take action against the TTP; however, given the current situation and the above decision, experts are concerned that not only will there be mutual tension between the Afghan Taliban and the TTP, but Pakistan’s problems will worsen.