Six key commanders of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed and overtwo dozen others injured in a bomb blast in Afghan province of Khost.
Among the dead terrorist commanders were Abdul Manan, Alam Khan Mudakhel,Kajir and three other unknown terrorists.
The injured terrorists were identified as Commander Fazl Amin, CommanderMuhammad alias Toofan, Commander Noor Payo Khan, Faqirullah, Turzai, SatKae, Ali Sat Khan, Zubair, Hijratullah, Kamal, Sher Afzal, Bakhtullah,Zubihullah and two unknown terrorists.
After the IED blast, there was a wave of disillusionment and dissension inthe TTP leadership. It is being said in TTP circles that the problems forthe militant Tehrik have multiplied after the recent visit of a Pakistangovernment delegation to Kabul.
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Suspicion about the senior leadership of the TTA grew among the lower-levelTTP terrorists. These incidents are a clear sign of increasing intelligenceingress within the TTP.
According to the sources, in a separate incident, the in-charge of TTP’sUmar Media Group, Makram Harasani, was also seriously injured.
