People injured during airstrikes amid the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, lie on hospital beds following a temporary ceasefire, in Kabul, Afghanistan Oct 16, 2025. REUTERS/Sayed HassibPeople injured during airstrikes amid the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, lie on hospital beds following a temporary ceasefire, in Kabul, Afghanistan Oct 16, 2025. REVIVAL UNDER HIS LEADERSHIPMehsud took over the leadership of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in 2018 after his three predecessors were killed by US drone strikes. By then, Pakistani army operations had largely driven the group out of their former strongholds and into Afghanistan. Mehsud, concerned these attacks caused public revulsion in Pakistan, directed the group to target only military and police.

Source: bd News24 October 16, 2025 13:56 UTC