The Pakistani Taliban movement was split between a powerful group led by the warlord Baitullah Mehsud and his bitter rivals, and Gul Bahadur.

• 巴基斯坦塔利班运动被军事力量强大的军事头目马哈苏得和他的死敌穆尔维纳齐尔卡、哈菲兹古尔巴阿杜所瓦解。