The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or simply the Pakistani Taliban, is a Deobandi jihadist militant organisation that primarily operates along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border. It is designated as a terrorist organisation by countries and international bodies including the United Nations and by the Government of Pakistan and the United States. A United Nations report released in July 2024 called the TTP "the largest terrorist group” in Afghanistan, which it said was receiving growing support from that country’s Taliban rulers. Founded by Baitullah Mehsud in 2007, it has been led by Noor Wali Mehsud since 2018. The TTP has publicly pledged allegiance to and fought alongside the Taliban, which has governed Afghanistan since 2021, but it operates independently and does not share the Taliban's command structure. Like the Taliban, the TTP ascribes to Pashtunwali and a highly conservative interpretation of Sunni Islam.
- Country
- Pakistan
- Headquarters
- Kunar Province, Afghanistan
- Inception
- 2007
