Suicide bomber kills 20, injures 96 at mosque in Pakistan

Pakistan's ISI undermined the war on terror by cultivating the Afghan Taliban for years with the expectation that they will use them to control Afghanistan once the Americans leave and secondly, get an unending supply of mercenaries to create trouble for India in Kashmir.

However it looks like their plans have backfired and now that there has been a falling out between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan, the TTP which anyways was at war with the state of Pakistan over their support to Americans is now giving them a taste of their own medicine.

Must be that white supremacy thing or something like that, surely.

Fundie supremacy more like. Idiots.

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However it looks like their plans have backfired and now that there has been a falling out between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan, the TTP which anyways was at war with the state of Pakistan over their support to Americans is now giving them a taste of their own medicine.

No, just more of the usual Saudi Wahabi inspired murder of Shia.

They want stricter Islamic laws and they blown the mosque? They are too picky or insane !

So much love.,

A few nasty people with fringe beliefs ruin everything for normal people. Without religion, would suicide bombers exist?

Suicide bombers overwhelmingly have these traits: Testosterone, narrative, and theater.

They are young men (some are boys), almost always under age 30. They tend to be educated and have a desire to "do something." Previously, women were involved, but that has mostly ended.

They feel some epic wrong has been done to a group. They don't need to be a member of the harmed group. Israel, US, Britain, other sub-groups in the same religion, or even economic reasons, though mostly it is religion the last 20 yrs.

And they want to see the destruction on TV. Without massive news coverage, there theater aspect is removed.

Tragically, theFu is wrong. (Sorry, Dude!)

Religion is just a tool to those people. Take religion out of the equation and you still have the crazies. Look at US 1880s-1920s. Terrorism was worse then (per capita) and it wasn't about religion. Socialism & Anarchism led the pack. And, of course, we had KKK & Friends reign of terror against blacks, Jews, Poles/East Europeans, Italians, and of course, Catholics.

Suicide Bomber traits vary by region and conflict. AFG/PAK SBs are usually throwaways...mentally slow, physically impaired, etc. They often don't even know they're about to die. "Abu, do me a favor and drive my car to my brother's house. It's next to the Embassy"

Also, AFG SBs got paid A LOT! When you're a non-producer and a drain on your starving family's limited resources, this is a good option. Especially if you're rotting away from TB!

No, just more of the usual Saudi Wahabi inspired murder of Shia.

This was an attack on the Pakistani police. The mosque is located inside a highly fortified compound that includes the headquarters of the provincial police force and a counterterrorism department.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/30/peshawar-pakistan-mosque-explosion-casualties

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This was an attack on the Pakistani police.

Yes, they didn't worry that many ordinary worshippers would also be killed.

I can't find info on the mosque. But does look a little too large and grand to be Shia in that area. However, the Iranians have deep pockets.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces continue to face terrorist attacks, year after year, as a result of the Pakistan Army and ISI support to terrorist organizations.