Serpentine
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Bro, I didn't indicate that TTP is not stronger, I was merely answering to question of: who was first? We faced it 30 years ago, so naturally we got rid of it sooner.I beg to differ here mate. TTP is an umberalla group with tons of terror organizations under this name. They were armed to teeth, buttressed by Khariji ideology and battle hardened with an experience of 30 years since they fought the Soviets in Afghanistan. They had thousands of fighters. They wrecked havoc in Pak for a few years , yet Pak was able to control them after deploying a significant number of resources: almost 160,000 troops and after a few years of operations. Our NATO counterparts across the border, used to pay goodwill money to Taliban to pass through their areas despite spending trillions of dollars in this war, while even today Pak Army holds and controls 3500 km of its communication lines in tribal areas. TTP fighters are now jumping onto the IS bandwagon in Afghanistan due to the heavy loses they faced in Pak Army operations.
Mek might have been a deadly insurgency , but its not comparable to TTP. The only other group I can compare TTP to is IS, which has taken over 2 countries.
About TTP being as strong as ISIS, I simply beg to differ too. TTP is very strong indeed, but not anything close to ISIS.
naah
The real comparison in Iran would be if Shah was able to defeat Khomeni's uprising.
Obviously Iranians failed there.
Sometimes I wonder, how are you even a think-tank? We are best off not talking to each other or it's not going to be a pleasant discussion for anybody here.
Peace.