Tehrik-e Taliban Ends Ceasefire, Orders Commanders to Attack Pakistani Military

At approximately 0800 EST, the Tehrik-e Taliban (TTP) Minister of Defense, Mufti Muzahim ended the ceasefire between his group and the Pakistani government that has been holding tenuously since June, 2022. In the instruction to his regional commanders, he accused the Pakistani government of not honoring the ceasefire, in particular the recent operation in Lakki Marwatt, of which TTP fighters retaliated by killing eight police officers in November 17th.