The Invisible Pipeline: Human Trafficking, Extremism, and the Case for AI-Driven Detection in Pakistan’s Af-Pak Corridor

In Pakistan’s Af-Pak Corridor, human trafficking has become increasingly embedded within the operational and financial ecosystems of certain violent extremist organisations. For groups such as Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), trafficking networks serve a dual purpose: generating revenue and providing logistical cover for movement, recruitment, and operational continuity across contested borders. This is not a peripheral […]