As a targeted operation continues in Bajaur today, critical intelligence intercepts have exposed deepening internal rifts within the Khawarij ranks. Afghan-based elements have launched scathing accusations against local TTP commanders, blaming them for abandoning their comrades during combat and sparking a wave of anger, distrust, and open defiance.
In intercepted conversations following the confrontation, Afghan Khawarij expressed outrage after being left alone to fight while local commanders Tor Del, Malang Bacha, and Commander Bilal reportedly fled the battlefield. “They left us to die,” one fighter said in a furious exchange, highlighting the scale of betrayal felt on the ground.
The Afghan members did not hold back, denouncing the local commanders as “swine” and declaring they would never have allied with them had they known of their “cowardice.” The language reflects a complete breakdown of trust between the two factions foreign and local.
The revelations mark a turning point in Bajaur, as cracks widen within the Khawarij structure not only on operational lines but ideological as well. With today’s action further tightening the noose, this internal collapse underscores a growing disintegration that the state remains determined to accelerate.
