Haqqani Network

The Haqqani Network is a Pashtun group in Aghanistan and Pakistan, conducting an insurgency with respect to both governments. It was formed by Jalaluddin Haqqani, but operational control is under his son, Sirajuddin Haqqani. While it has been allied with the Taliban under Mullah Omar and the Quetta shura, it is not considered part of either the Afghan or Pakistani Taliban; it is more based on tribal than on religious loyalties.