The United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) ISIL, Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee has warned that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) poses a serious threat to Pakistan’s security, with the group carrying out multiple high-profile attacks from Afghan territory.
Denmark’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sandra Jensen Landi, presented a report to the Security Council, stating that the TTP, comprising roughly 6,000 fighters, remains a major regional danger, benefiting from logistical and significant support from the Afghan authorities.
- The TTP has carried out multiple high-profile attacks in Pakistan from Afghan territory, resulting in mass casualties.
- The group receives logistical and substantial support from the Afghan authorities.
- Pakistan has rendered invaluable sacrifices in its efforts to eradicate terrorism, with over 80,000 casualties and billions of dollars in economic losses.
- Al-Qaeda was decimated largely due to Pakistan’s efforts, according to Pakistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Usman Jadoon.
UNSC ISIL and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee Report
The report presented by Landi highlighted the evolving threat of terrorism, especially in Africa, where malign actors exploit new technologies to pursue dangerous ends.
The UNSC’s 15-member Council was briefed by the heads of three subsidiary bodies, relating to Daesh/Al-Qaeda, UN counter-terrorism efforts, and measures to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors.
Sandra Jensen Landi’s Statement
“The TTP, with its approximately 6,000 fighters, is a serious threat emanating from the region, receiving both logistical and substantial support from the ‘de facto’ authorities.”
Pakistan-Afghanistan Tensions
Islamabad and Kabul are witnessing heightened tensions amid the Afghan Taliban regime’s reluctance to act against terrorist groups operating from its soil, in the backdrop of rising terror attacks in Pakistan.
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