In a recent statement, the Tehrik-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)'s spokesman clarified (one more time as they clarified before too, see TTP wants enforcement of sharia: Spokesman) that it is not the US drone attacks on tribal areas or Pakistani leaders being US slaves or presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan that is their reason for fighting.
According to a news report, Shahidullah Shahid said it is the system that was imposed on Pakistan after 1947. It is clear TTP want their own system ( which they call Islamic system or sharia) imposed on Pakistan. And they think they have large support and are getting more popular in Pakistan (TTP claims its popularity graph is going north )
I hope this will clear the minds of some Taliban apologists but I am not very confident. See this statement by Imran Khan Taliban never sought imposition of Sharia in previous agreements Imran.
Some will argue that TTP did initially accept talks under the Constitution of Pakistan. Yes, they did but there was no clear statement. It was only the negotiators that negotiated with the TTP negotiators (isn't it absurd) that assured us that TTP accepts Pakistan's Constitution. However, this lukewarm acceptance would last only for a few days and TTP's demands made clear that they do not accept the constitution or democracy.
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