Pakistani Taliban's resurgence threatens country's recovery from militancy

A sustained insurgency by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatens to destabilize Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, risking a return to a wider conflict. The group is employing new tactics, including sophisticated sniper rifles and drones, to target Pakistani security forces. Pakistan's government claims the TTP is being supplied with leftover US weapons from Afghanistan, though Kabul denies this. The TTP is also reportedly gaining local sympathy and absorbing smaller militant factions, complicating the military's response as public support for a major operation is low.