An examination of relationships between United States and Pakistan after September 11 and its impact on the Pakistani Taliban s activities

After the events of September 11, 2001 and terrorist accusation towards bin Laden and the Taliban, the U.S. undertook the leadership of the fight against terrorism and called for a global alliance against it. Meanwhile, United States paid attention to Pakistan more than any another country. The U.S. requested Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf to join the coalition. Musharraf accepted the U.S. request and arrived in US united front against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. During this battle, theTaliban regime in Afghanistan collapsed, but they continued their activities, so that the present tribal areas in Pakistan have become extremely insecure by Taliban groups.This paper replies to article‘s main question: “why relations between the United States and Pakistan has resulted in escalation of insecurities inside Pakistan by Pakistani Taliban?” Through descriptive-analytical method and use of theory on military alliances and coalitions, the research findings indicate that Pakistani alliance with US along Strategy for Combating Terrorism resulted in changing former coalitions of Taliban with Pakistan and formation of coalition and unity among Pashtun radical groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In this regard, A group called “Pakistani Taliban” announced in Pakistan that now the Taliban various groups has became allied with them and they have concentrated their energy inside Pakistan’s borders, which has expanded and intensified internal insecurities in Pakistan.