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Pakistan blames the Afghan Taliban for sheltering and supporting TTP fighters on Afghan soil—a charge Kabul firmly denies, asserting that TTP operates from within Afghanistan independently. Nonetheless, UN reports suggest that the Taliban in Kabul provides funding, training, and logistical support to TTP, prompting Pakistan to launch retaliatory airstrikes into Afghanistan last December. These strikes claimed civilian lives—reportedly 46—sparking condemnation from Afghan officials and escalating border tensions further. Both Afghan and Pakistani Taliban factions have promised revenge, contributing to a cycle of violence that continues to threaten peace in the region.