“‘Renews’ the TTP’s ‘allegiance to the Islamic Emirate’ of Afghanistan, pledging his men ‘will not spare any sacrifice for the stability and development’ of the restored emirate.”Thomas Joscelyn, “Pakistani Taliban’s Emir Renews Allegiance to Afghan Taliban,” Long War Journal, August 19, 2021, https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/08/pakistani-talibans-emir-renews-allegiance-to-afghan-taliban.php.