Haqqani network

Al Qaeda leadr Amin-ul-Haq was the security in charge of Osama bin Laden in Tora Bora, has returned to Afghanistan.

Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, is currently taken control by nearly 6,000 cadres of the Haqqani Network led by Khalil al-Rahman Haqqani, brother of Jalaluddin Haqqani the founder of the network.

Interestingly, soon after the arrest, Afghanistan had asked China to apologise or face criminal proceedings.

The arrested Chinese nationals were reportedly in contact with the Haqqani Network terror group.

The two Pakistan proxies in Afghanistan - Aslam Farooqui led ISKP and the Taliban deputy leader Sirajuddin Haqqani-led Haqqani network - which had often targeted each other in the past had taken some steps to work together recently. The two groups had jointly carried out attacks on Gurudwara in Kabul in March, as per reports.

The Pakistan is facing massive international pressure for its constant support to Islamist terrorism

Trump administration appears ready to harden its approach towards Pakistan.