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To: Les H who wrote (42990)	7/22/2024 3:33:18 PM
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UN: Afghan Taliban increase support for anti-Pakistan TTP terrorists The U.N. sanctions monitoring team released the assessment late Wednesday amid a dramatic surge in TTP-led terror attacks against Pakistani security forces and civilians, killing hundreds of them in recent weeks. “TTP continues to operate at a significant scale in Afghanistan and to conduct terrorist operations into Pakistan from there, often utilizing Afghans,” the report read. It noted that the globally designated terrorist group, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, is operating in Afghanistan with an estimated strength of 6,000-6,500 fighters. “Further, the Taliban have proved unable or unwilling to manage the threat from Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, whose attacks into Pakistan have intensified,” the document said. “Taliban support to TTP also appears to have increased.” voanews.com Countering increased US/Pakistan support for ISIS-K in Afghanistan. ISIS-K originally drew from the TTP in Pakistan as well as ISIL in Iraq and Syria.