ISLAMABAD: Recent evidence that the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has used US-made weapons against the armed forces and the innocent masses of the country has raised a question mark over the so-called commitments of the interim Afghan government. he will not allow his soil against any nation.
According to sources, the Pakistan Army has been fighting terrorism for the past two decades, and it has become clear to all that terrorists have access to weapons left behind by the US in Afghanistan.
The supply of arms to terrorists has caused considerable damage to the security of the region, particularly in Pakistan, as it has led to an increase in terrorism.
On the night of 25-26 March, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists attempted to attack Pakistan Navy’s PNS Siddique in Turbat.
However, during the operation, security forces recovered an M32 multi-shot grenade launcher, M16/A4, night thermal vision and other US-made weapons from the terrorists.
BLA terrorists unsuccessfully attempted a cowardly attack on the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) complex on 20 March 2024.
Among the American weapons recovered by the terrorists were M-16/A4, AK-47 with grenade launchers and hand grenades.
On January 29, security forces conducted an intelligence operation in North Waziristan district. Terrorist Naik Minullah was killed as a result of firing during the operation. The weapons recovered from the terrorist were US-made rifles including an M-4 carbine and other weapons.
On January 22, security forces killed 7 terrorists in Sambaz, Zhob district. The weapons recovered from the terrorists were foreign made including M-16/A2, AK-47, sleeping bags, hand grenades and other weapons.
On January 19, security forces killed two terrorists who had crossed the border at Bachi Sar on the Pakistan-Afghan border in Miran Shah district.
The weapons recovered from the terrorists were foreign made including M16/A4 AK-47 and other weapons.
On 31 December 2023, three terrorists who crossed the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were killed by security forces.
M4 Carbine (American made) and other weapons were also recovered from these terrorists. Earlier on December 29, M-4 Carbine, AK-47 and ammunition were recovered from terrorists in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district.
Five terrorists, including terrorist commander Rahzeeb Khore, were also killed in the gunfight during Operation Mir Ali. Foreign weapons have been used several times in terrorist attacks in Pakistan. The Baloch Liberation Army also attacked FC camps in Nushki and Panjgur districts in February 2022 using the same weapons.
On July 12, 2023, the TTP also used US weapons in an attack on Zhob Garrison. On September 6, 2023, TTP terrorists armed with the latest US weapons attacked two army check posts in Chitral.
Weapons recovered from the terrorists in the November 4 Mianwali Airbase attack were foreign-made, including RPG-7, AK-74, M-4 and M-16/A4.
Night vision goggles and American rifles were also used by terrorists in a terrorist attack in the Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan on December 12.
In the terrorist incident in Tank on December 15, modern American weapons were found with the terrorists. Three policemen were martyred and five terrorists were killed in the attack. Terrorists used M16/A2, HE grenades, AK-47.
On December 13, customs and security forces recovered modern American weapons from sacks of onions from a vehicle coming from Afghanistan to Pakistan. Among the weapons were modern American M4, American rifle, grenades.
The smuggling of advanced American weapons from Afghanistan into Pakistan and the use of American weapons by the TTP against the security forces and the people of Pakistan are a big question mark over the claims of the Afghan Transitional Government not to allow them to be used against Pakistan.
US-made weapons are also being used in the operations of TTP terrorists in Pakistan, the Eurasian Times claimed in its report.
The U.S. has delivered a total of 427,300 combat weapons to the Afghan military, with 300,000 remaining at the time of the withdrawal, the Pentagon said.
Due to this, the region has witnessed a massive increase in terrorism in the last two years. The United States has provided $18.6 billion worth of equipment to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces from 2005 to August 2021, the Pentagon said. After the US withdrawal, these weapons helped the TTP carry out cross-border terrorist attacks. All these facts indicate that the Afghan regime is not only arming the TTP but also providing a safe harbor for other terrorist organizations.
