Security sources report that two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commanders were killed in a security forces operation in Kurram district last Friday. One of the slain militants is Hafiz Saifullah, alias Asif, who is alleged to have links with Afghan authorities. Saifullah is identified as the nephew of Qari Amir Abbas Sharafat, the police chief of Musa Khel district in Afghanistan’s Khost province, and the son of Merwais Khan from Rogha village in Bak district, Khost. The sources say Saifullah previously coopted with the Afghan Taliban before joining the TTP and allegedly crossed illegally from Khost into Kurram with other militants to join the TTP’s Kazim group operating in the area. The identity and fate of the second commander killed in the operation were not detailed in the report. Officials say the operation targeted TTP leadership and infrastructure in the region, highlighting the ongoing cross-border nature of militant networks and the strategic challenges they pose for Pakistan’s security forces. The claim of Afghan authorities’ involvement or tolerance of militants, if verified, could have broad implications for Afghan-Pakistani security cooperation and regional stability, though such allegations require careful corroboration. The incident also raises questions about the safety of civilians in Kurram and the potential for retaliatory violence or shifts in TTP command structures along the porous border.
Source: Statement from @AfghanTimes7
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Published: May 18, 2026, 6:50 am
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