Bangladeshi join pakistan ttp: A new and unexpected security challenge has now arisen in front of Pakistan’s Shahbaz Sharif government and General Aseem Munir’s army. This danger is not only flourishing within the Pakistani border, but is now getting external support as terrorists associated with Bangladesh.
According to the report of Bangladeshi digital portal ‘The Descent’, a large number of citizens of Bangladesh are going to Afghanistan and joining TTP. Ahmed Jober, one of the 54 terrorists killed by Pakistani security forces in North Waziristan, also turned out to be a Bangladeshi citizen, who first reached Saudi Arabia and then Afghanistan and joined hands with TTP.
TTP’s Bangladesh Chapter and Social Media War
The report mentions that at least 8 Bangladeshi citizens are currently active for TTP in Afghanistan. Also, a person named Saifullah, who describes himself as the digital operator of Bangladesh Chapter of TTP. He is spreading radical publicity through social media. Digital propaganda is being run for TTP from Afghanistan itself through social media, which is promoting the recruitment campaign. Surprisingly, Bangladesh’s intelligence agencies do not even have a glimpse of it, which further increases the seriousness of this danger.
Old relationship between Bangladesh and International Terrorism
This is not the first time that the name of Bangladeshi citizens is connected to the global terrorist network. In 2005, JMB terrorists carried out the first suicide attack in Bangladesh. Dozens of Bangladeshi joined ISIS and some were killed in Syria. In 2016, 8 Bangladeshis were arrested in Singapore, who wanted to build an Islamic state there. It is clear from these incidents that the roots of radical thinking in Bangladesh are deep, which are now giving global expansion to organizations like TTP.
Dual crisis for Pakistan
Pakistan is already struggling with TTP’s fiery attacks, drone attacks and terrorist infiltration. Now that citizens of a country like Bangladesh are also becoming a part of this network, it is a sign of double front war for Pakistan. On the internal front, TTP is constantly attacking security forces, police, and civil bases. On the external front, it is now getting recruitment and promotional support from countries like Afghanistan and Bangladesh. This is not only a political challenge for Shahbaz Sharif and General Aseem Munir, but also a strategic security threat, which can waver the stability of Pakistan.