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7 TTP Militants Killed in North Waziristan, Pakistan Says
2025-12-04
[KhaamaPress] Seven suspected Tehrik-e-Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
Pakistain forces of Evil were killed in two security operations in North Wazoo, Pak officials said on Wednesday.

Pak security forces have killed seven suspected Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) forces of Evil in two separate operations in North Waziristan, according to local media reports.

The Nation reported on Wednesday, December 3, that the operations were conducted two days earlier after security agencies identified the locations of the holy warriors.

Militant violence in Pakistain has risen sharply in recent years, particularly in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
. Pak officials say attacks surged after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. Security data cited in local reporting indicates that more than 600 terrorist incidents were recorded in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa during the first eight months of this year alone.

Islamabad has repeatedly called on the Taliban authorities in Kabul to prevent Afghanistan soil from being used by forces of Evil targeting Pakistain. The issue has fueled growing tensions and periodic border festivities in recent months.

Kabul, however, denies the accusations. Taliban spokespeople maintain that Afghanistan territory is not being used to stage attacks and say Pakistain should address its internal security challenges rather than shifting blame across the border.

The developments come as regional diplomatic efforts continue. The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...a NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions...
member, but not the most reliable...

and Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
have recently hosted mediation discussions aimed at easing tensions and encouraging counterterrorism cooperation between Afghanistan, Pakistain and other regional partners.

Analysts say the outcome of these talks may depend on whether both sides can establish trust-building mechanisms, verification systems, and sustained communication, considered essential to preventing further escalation and stabilising the border environment.


Translated from PersianThree Pakistani police security personnel were killed following an armed attack in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

According to Pakistani media reports, this incident occurred today, Tuesday, in the Bano area, and the attackers also took the police personnel's weapons with them after the assault. So far, no individual or group has claimed responsibility for this attack.

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