A Fugitive Insurgency
The TTP’s 2025 report projects an image of renewed strength and nationwide reach. In reality, it reflects a border-bound, fugitive insurgency using inflated statistics and psychological warfare to mask sustained pressure from Pakistan’s intelligence-led counter-terrorism campaign and the regional impact of instability in Afghanistan.
The Long Arm of the Taliban and the Fate of Exiles
The killing of General Ikramuddin Saree in Tehran was not an isolated act but part of a broader Taliban strategy to hunt opponents beyond Afghanistan, exposing the fragility of exile as protection.
The Taliban’s Purge of Former Afghan Officials
The killing of General Akramuddin Saree in Tehran signals that the Taliban’s campaign against former Afghan officials has gone transnational. It reveals a dark convergence of Taliban intelligence operations and regional transactional politics that sacrifice political exiles for short-term stability.