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#PAKISTAN: Under assault by Afghan Taliban backed TTP. Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute

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🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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#PAKISTAN: Under assault by Afghan Taliban backed TTP. Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute
https://www.ft.com/content/f739d848-5061-412e-b55a-027502925a64

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This is a

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the CBSi in the world. I'm John Batcher. I'm talking to my colleagues Bill Raju of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy

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keeps long word journal which keeps you up to date on the

0:14.9

strikes in all of the region. The term widening war is outdated now. This is a

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series of escalations that may or may not be united, but certainly everybody

0:26.1

is feeding off the idea that aggression is the watchword.

0:31.3

And Mr. Ambassador, I come to you, this is Hiseena Connolly the former ambassador from Pakistan to the United States

0:37.9

the exchange of friendliness between an Iranian representative and a

0:43.6

Pakistani representative meant to patch up the momentary

0:47.5

upset over the attacks on the Baluch in Pakistan, Baluch in Iran.

0:54.0

However, we have a report on dawn right now which is a major site in Pakistan of Pakistani nationals workmen being murdered by unknown gunman in a part of

1:11.0

in a part of Iran that is near the Baluch area.

1:14.8

In any event, it looks like a vigilante activity unless it is not.

1:20.4

What are we looking at when we see Iran and Pakistan feeling their way forward after that event of last week?

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Thank you.

1:30.0

Thank you, John.

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Here's the reality. the area you refer to on the Iranian side is also Baluchistan like Kurdistan

1:39.1

which hasn't which has not been a country in recent history and has been divided between three different countries.

1:48.6

Baluchistan is divided between Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

1:52.3

So the Baluchts go across the borders. it's

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a very porous. So the Balooge go across the borders. It's a very porous border on both

1:56.6

sites. What we are seeing essentially is that the Balooch are escalating on

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