"Pakistan differentiates between the Afghan Taliban, the TTP and the Pashtuns because the problem is in Pashtun areas but the majority of Pashtuns want an end to the violence. Given the large Pashtun population in Pakistan and across Pakistan’s borders in southern Afghanistan, Pakistan does not want the present situation to turn into or be turned into an anti Pakistan struggle by the Pashtuns at any stage."
Highly insightful forum post from the Pakistani think tank Spearhead Research: The US Strategy Review
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