The war on terror, also known as the war on terrorism or the global war on terror, is an international military operation led by the United Kingdom and the United States. It is supported by the NATO and other non NATO countries. Initially, the campaign was conducted in order to eliminate the famous terror group al-Qaeda, which had indulged in many attacks of innocent lives. However, as the operation continued, it was discovered that the group had links with other insurgent organizations such as, al-Shabab and the Taliban. The first person to lead the operation against terrorism was George W. Bush, who encouraged many political, legal and military leaders to come together in order to eliminate these organizations completely.
Over the years, terrorism in Pakistan has been on the increase and has carried with it much destruction to the society. This is evident from the rise in the number of deaths in recent years. According to the Pakistan government, the war against these insurgent groups has cost the country over $68 billion. All the presidents who served the country have admitted that a lot of people have suffered the consequences. Many tactics have been employed to eliminate the Taliban group. The Pakistan government states that the main causal factors of terrorism in the country are the sectarian or religious violence, and nurturing of the terrorist proxies. The political leaders are following a strategy similar to a dictatorship to sweep off these insurgent groups. These insurgent groups operate both in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Two of the leading countries in the war against the insurgent groups are the USA and the United Kingdom. These two countries have provided their military soldiers, to assist the Pakistan government in their efforts to wipe out extremist groups in the country. Though, both United States and Pakistan have some common objectives and goals, they differ in terms of their priorities. United States declared war on these illegal groups after the September attacks. Since then, they have vowed to destroy the entire terrorist groups across the globe. Pakistan, on the other hand, has been struggling in fighting both the Indians and the Taliban at the same time. Possibly, the Taliban may have developed due to the fight between the Indians and the Pakistanis. The war started as a cold war after both countries became independent of the Britain regime, which left many people dead.
NATO has set up base near the Pakistan border, to conduct military operations against the Taliban and any other extremist group. This has been confirmed by many people who move across the Afghan towns such as, the Naushki, Shorawak, and Sar Lath; they reported having heard heavy gun fire at a distance. This proves that many nations are on a mission to eliminate the Taliban.
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