ISLAMABAD – In latest harrowing incidents of terrorism in Pakistan, a disturbing revelation has emerged – the usage of non-local American made weapons, believed to be procured from Afghanistan, by numerous militant teams operating inside the nation.
This revelation underscores the urgent want for a radical examination of the evolving security dynamics within the area, notably the presence of giant leftover weapons by US forces in Afghanistan.
For over twenty years, Pakistani safety forces are grappled with the persistent problem of terrorism, with the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) prominently concerned on this ongoing battle in opposition to Pakistani state. The emergence of American weaponry within the arms of those TTP militants provides a brand new layer of complexity to the intricate safety panorama of Pakistan. The proof counseling the usage of American arms by TTP militants factors a direct finger on the Afghanistan government headed by Afghan Taliban which is criminally silent on how these weapons are attaining out to militants.
It raises vital questions not solely concerning the protected havens professionalvided inside Afghanistan but additionally concerning the ease of entry these teams should a substantial arsenal of weapons.
This unsettling connection between Afghan protected havens and the arming of militant outfits prompts severe doubts concerning the dedication of the Afghan transitional authorities to fostering regional peace and stability. The impression of this illicit circulation of weaponry is unmistakable within the escalating frequency and depth of rising terrorist attacks in Pakistan.
The deployment of those arms by numerous militant teams poses a direct menace to the safety and stability of Pakistan and the area as an entire.
Because the worldwide community grapples with the aftermath of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, this revelation provides urgency to the necessity for concerted efforts to curb the circulation of arms and advertgown the underlying points fuelling terrorism within the area.
On December 13, a truck automobilerying onions packed in sacks from Afghanistan was checked by Customs authorities which turned out to be loaded with heavy weapons hid in onion sacks. It might be recalled right here that the banned BLA used American weapons in February 2022 whereas attacking FC posts in Noshki and Pangoor in Balochistan.
TTP used American weapons within the Zhob cantonment terror assault on 12th July 2023.
On sixth September 2023, TTP terrorists used American weapons on a serious terror attack on two Pakistani border safety posts in Chiltral.
On 4th November 2023 American weapons had been utilized in assault on the PAF base Mianwali by TTP militants which had been recognized as RPG-7, AK-74, M-4, M-16/A4 weapons.
On 12th December 2023 terror assault in Daraban space of D I Khan militants used evening goggles and US made riffles.
Three policemen had been martyred whereas 5 terrorists had been killed within the assault. The weapons recovered from the militants included AK-47, HE grenade and MI 16/A2 weapons.
The simple circulation of those weapons into the arms of TTP militants raises an enormous query mark on the declare of IEA of Afghan authorities of not enableing its soil for use for militancy in opposition to Pakistan.
Pakistan at official diplomatic degree has taken up the matter with Afghan authorities and shared all particulars of those weapons however the Afghan facet as common didn’t give correct answer to those information.