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TTP Commander Ahmad Kazim Dares Pakistan Army Chief in New Video as PKR 10 Crore Bounty Is Posted

The footage spotlights the disputed Kurram ambush, displaying equipment the group claims it seized.

Overview

  • A video released by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan features commander Ahmad Kazim taunting Army chief Asim Munir with a direct challenge to confront the group personally.
  • Pakistan’s Interior Ministry confirms a PKR 10 crore reward for information leading to Kazim’s capture over attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
  • The clip includes scenes from the October 8 Kurram assault and shows a quadcopter drone, rifles, and Toyota Hilux vehicles the TTP says were taken from security forces.
  • Casualty figures from the Kurram raid remain contested, with the TTP claiming at least 22–25 soldiers killed and the Pakistan Army confirming 11 fatalities.
  • Pakistan’s military media wing says forces repelled assaults and blames militant sanctuaries near the frontier, following a brief 48-hour ceasefire earlier in October.