The announcement by the State Department came a day after Fazlullah’s son was reported killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan. The announcement by the State Department came a day after Fazlullah’s son was reported killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar is a terrorist organisation that split away from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) while Lashkar-e-Islam is based in Pakistan’s Khyber Tribal Agency. The announcement came as Pakistan Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua held meetings with officials of the Trump administration, including the White House and the State Department. The State Department said the TTP was a terrorist organisation based in the tribal areas of eastern Afghanistan.

Source: Indian Express March 09, 2018 10:05 UTC