Pakistan launched a series of air strikes into the Afghan capital Kabul and other cities of Afghanistan on the night of October 9. The pre-dawn strikes reportedly were aimed at the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which Pakistan says operates out of safe havens in Afghanistan.

These unprecedented strikes, the first by Pakistan on the Afghan capital were timed with the visit of Taliban Foreign Minister Maulavi Amir Khan Muttaqi to New Delhi. Muttaqi’s two-day visit, which began on October 9 is the highest level contact between New Delhi and the Afghan Taliban who have ruled Kabul since the US withdrawal in August 2021.

TTP chief Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud is believed to be the target of the Pakistani airstrikes. Mehsud has led the TTP since the killing of Maulana Fazlullah in a US-drone stri

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