Afghanistan-Pakistan: HGB Violent Reassertion – Analysis
By Giriraj Bhattacharjee*
On July 28, 2022, Security Forces (SFs) killed two Hafiz Gul Bahadur (HGB) militants in the Manzer Khel area of the North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction is a breakaway of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.
On July 23, 2022, three HGB militants were...