Pakistan Taliban and Its Effects on Pakistan's National Security Cover Image

Pakistan Talibanı ve Pakistan’ın Ulusal Güvenliğine Etkileri
Pakistan Taliban and Its Effects on Pakistan's National Security

Author(s): Mahmut Yaşar
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: SD Yayınevi
Keywords: Pakistan; 9/11; Pakistani Taliban; al-Qaeda; USA;

Summary/Abstract: Pakistan has a common history with the Indian Sub-continent, which has a geostrategic location and natural richness and is home to many civilizations, cultures and states. It was founded in 1947 after Britain left the region, but due to the border conflict with India, it faced many problems as conflicts occurred. The invasion of Afghanistan by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Twin Tower attacks on September 11, 2001 are two events that deeply affected Pakistan as well as neighboring Afghanistan. Pakistan had to deal with many problems after these two events, which were the main reason for the ongoing active problems in the region, and went through a period of civil war. The main reason for these conflicts is the foreign fighters who immigrated from Afghanistan and took shelter in the tribes region of Pakistan after the military operation carried out by the USA in Afghanistan, and the Pashtun people hosting these fighters and Pakistan's conflict. As a matter of fact, as a result of this conflict, the Pakistani Taliban was established, and then there was a series of events that affected Pakistan's national security.

  • Issue Year: 6/2022
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 188-208
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Turkish