WAZIRISTAN, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN Video has surfaced online that, according to available information, shows members of the terrorist organization Hafiz Gul Bahadur posing with the bodies of two dead members of the Pakistani armed forces. Attacks like this are not uncommon in this part of Pakistan. The North Waziristan region has for many years been the scene of armed clashes between Pakistani security forces and Islamist militant groups seeking to maintain their influence in the area.
Hafiz Gul Bahadur is a Pakistani Islamist terrorist organization led by the commander of the same name. It operates primarily in North Waziristan and along the border with Afghanistan. The group has been linked to numerous attacks against Pakistani security forces and has long maintained ties with other extremist organizations, including Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and al-Qaeda. Several countries, including the United States, have designated it as a terrorist organization.
