Thread by @CalibreObscura

#Pakistan Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) released a video of leadership including emir Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud visiting TTP's "North Zone", much of which appears to be in #Afghanistan.

Much ex ANA/ANP equipment (mainly w/ bodyguards) can be used along w/ traditional small arms.

Some random notes here. His bodyguards appear to use a mix of customised AKM(S) variants, such as the jungle-taped Misr seen here, to the traditional AKS-74U, to captured (by Afghan Taliban, TTP's allies) M4 Carbine and M16A4 rifles.

This may be a subtle threat (or even unintentional) but it seems that the TTP has access to Afghan Taliban stocks of Longot AL335/AL350 thermal optics. Given that some TB accounts had threatened TWS transfers, this may of serious concern to Pakistani Army/Border forces.

I quite like this wall with T69-1, RPK, PSL, Mosin-Nagant etc.

Oh and an interesting AK-74 with RPK-74 magazine! Not too many of those about, not originals at least.

I almost missed ex ANA AMD-65 and apparently TTP having fun with RPG launchers using PG-7V/T69-1 and OGi-7MA/OG-7V, not to mention a PK.

Oh, and seems they're rather free to move around 🤷‍♂️

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