{"id":66617,"date":"2017-09-22T19:10:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T19:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/09\/22\/pakistani-taliban-video-features-white-socks-and-m4s\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:18:56","slug":"pakistani-taliban-video-features-white-socks-and-m4s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/09\/22\/pakistani-taliban-video-features-white-socks-and-m4s\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani Taliban video features white socks and M4s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Pakistani Taliban uploaded a propaganda video earlier this week showcasing a U.S. M4 rifle and its fighters training in white socks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the video titled, \u201cStomach to Fight,\u201d the rifle is featured prominently in the video, and at several points, a lone shooter is filmed aiming and firing the weapon. Other fighters are brandishing typical Kalashnikov rifles commonly used by militants in Central and Southwest Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The placement and shots of the M4 appear to give the weapon significance and importance with the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also known as Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, the Pakastani Taliban are a separate group from the Afghan Taliban.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/09\/01\/taliban-mimic-american-commandos-in-latest-propaganda-video\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TalibanNew5.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Taliban mimic American commandos in latest propaganda video<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A recent Taliban propaganda video uploaded to the group\u2019s official media site appears to show Taliban fighters mimicking the style and tactics of American commandos.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TTP is almost exclusively at war with the Pakistani government, whereas the Afghan Taliban is waging an insurgency against the international coalition and Kabul-based government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TPP operate mainly in the ungoverned regions of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the Afghan-Pakistan border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prominently featured in the video are militants almost exclusively wearing white socks, an infraction guaranteed to draw the ire of Marine Corps first sergeants everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether the white socks will hasten the demise of the militant group remains unknown, but Marines have been complaining about scorn and punishment doled out by leadership over wearing the abundantly available and vastly more comfortable socks since the dawn of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Articles on the controversy have even appeared in the Marine Corps Gazette. \u201cSadly, the color of one\u2019s socks has become an indicator of one\u2019s worth as a Marine,\u201d one Marine lieutenant colonel complained in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mca-marines.org\/gazette\/2012\/02\/what-color-are-your-socks\"> Gazette<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pakistani Taliban was designated a terrorist group by the U.S. State Department in 2010. 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