TTP Leader's Interview with CNN Triggers Strong Backlash

CommandEleven was quoted by Express Tribune over the anger towards CNN for interviewing TTP leader Noor Wali Mehsud. Analysts termed the CNN’s interview of Noor Wali Mehsud an attempt to legitimise the terrorist organisation and place it parallel to the

CommandEleven was quoted by Express Tribune over the anger towards CNN for interviewing TTP leader Noor Wali Mehsud. Analysts termed the CNN’s interview of Noor Wali Mehsud an attempt to legitimise the terrorist organisation and place it parallel to the Afghan Taliban, despite the fact that the TTP was a US-designated terrorist organisation, already neutralised by Pakistan, while the US and other countries are holding negotiations with the Afghan Taliban.

CommandEleven – an Open Source Intelligence, think tank, specialising in counter-terrorism, insurgency and extremism – pointed that the TTP is a defunct terror group that was fighting to regroup under the ISPP banner, as their strength and relevance in Afghanistan have been decimated.

Calling the @CNN interview with #NoorWaliMehsud a #propaganda piece would give it too much credit.

The #TTP is a defunct #terror group that is fighting to regroup under the #ISPP banner, as their strength & relevance in #Afghanistan has been decimated.

You can read the entire interview at this link.