How many Taliban fighters are there in Pakistan 2017?

Mostly, Taliban fighter in Pakistan have vanished as of 17/1/17. The major reason for this is operation Zarb-e-Azab. More than 10,000 militants have been killed. read more

The Swat Valley’s mountains gave cover for militants who ruled it until 2009 and recruited youths as fighters. Many young recruits have been deradicalized at a center run under Pakistani psychologist Feriha Peracha. (Laila Mahmood, CC License 3.0) When his moment came, the boy simply walked away from the Taliban handlers. read more

There are an estimated 5,000 to 20,000 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, plus an estimated 1,000 each for the insurgent groups led by Siraj Haqqani and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, according to ISAF intelligence. read more