NEW YORK (HRNW) – The United Nations Security Council has been alerted that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has evolved into a serious and rapidly growing threat across South and Central Asia.
Denmark’s Deputy Permanent Representative Sandra Jensen Landy, while briefing the UN Sanctions Committee on ISIS and Al-Qaeda, stated that the TTP continues to receive “necessary and substantial” support from the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
She revealed that around 6,000 TTP fighters are currently based in Afghanistan and have been involved in multiple deadly attacks inside Pakistan. This support, she said, has significantly strengthened the group’s operational capabilities.
The briefing also highlighted increasing threats from ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and their regional networks. Sandra Jensen noted that after losing a foothold in the Middle East, ISIS has shifted much of its focus to Africa, while foreign terrorist elements continue to move between Syria, Africa, and Central Asia.
She further warned that ISIS Khorasan (ISKP) remains a major threat with an estimated 2,000 fighters, targeting the Shia community, Afghan authorities, and foreign nationals.
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