From the Ground Up: How TTP Built a Covert Air Force
SECURITY AT A GLANCE(1–15.10.2026)
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- Kharan Deputy Commissioner Munir Ahmed Soomro was released on Friday after nearly two weeks in captivity, following negotiations between tribal elders and his captors. He had been abducted along with his friend, driver and security guard while travelling from Quetta to Kharan (2.10.26).
- Two children, Arman and Amal, were killed and three others injured.
From the Ground Up: How TTP Built a
The Broken Proviso: Health, Education, and the Legitimacy
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SECURITY AT A GLANCE(1–15.10.2026)
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BALOCHISTAN
- Kharan Deputy Commissioner Munir Ahmed Soomro was released on Friday after nearly two weeks in captivity, following negotiations between tribal elders and his captors. He had been abducted along with his friend, driver and security guard while travelling from Quetta to Kharan (2.10.26).
- Two children, Arman and Amal,.
From the Ground Up: How TTP
The Broken Proviso: Health, Education, and
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From the Ground Up: How TTP
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Sarah Adams
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The announcement went largely unnoticed, but it should not have. In late December 2025, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) formalized its 2026 military cabinet and, for the first time, declared the creation of an Air Force department. This is not symbolic. It signals an escalation in how TTP views future warfare and how it intends to project power, reflecting a deliberate shift toward greater operational complexity and a widening threat profile for the region.
Operational Purpose of TTP’s Air Force
TTP’s Air Force is operational, not aspirational. Its primary mission is to carry out suicide drone attacks against Pakistani security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Punjab provinces. That geographic spread matters: it signals intent to project aerial capability into Pakistan’s settled areas, not just the border regions.
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