Afghan Taliban members patrol on Afghan side of the border near the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Sep 3, 2021.Photo:Xinhua
By claiming it has close ties with the Afghan Taliban and no hostility toward China, the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is hoping to improve its circumstances following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, analysts said. But they warned that the TTP may continue its attacks in Pakistan and cause damage to China’s projects and personnel in the country.
In an exclusive interview with Japanese media outlet Mainichi Shimbun, TTP leader Mufti Wali Noor Mehsud welcomed the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan after 20 years of absence and said that “we are hopeful for a strong relationship between the two of us.”
TTP’s enmity toward Pakistan creates risk for Chinese projects: analysts – Global Times
