EFSAS comments on the recently released US Country Report on Terrorism 2021
March 3, 2023
In its findings on individual countries in South Asia, the US Country Reports on Terrorism observed that in Afghanistan, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), elements of Al Qaeda (AQ), and regionally focused terrorist groups maintained an active presence and conducted terrorist activities. The US report on Pakistan, while naming the TTP and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as major terrorist groups that were focused on conducting attacks within Pakistan, observed that these groups attacked both military and civilian Pakistani targets.
