Reports of a failed drone strike against a leader of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan highlight the complex challenge of Afghan-Pakistani relations following the Taliban takeover . Maulvi Faqir Mohammad survived an apparent attack against a compound where he was staying on Dec. 16. Conflicting reports say either a drone fired a missile at the compound in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province, on the border with Pakistan, or that a ground-based munition, likely a mortar, struck the compound. Mohammad was reportedly uninjured in the attack, amid reports from the TTP that said the missile failed to detonate. The attack came shortly after the TTP ended a month-long cease-fire with Pakistan , blaming Islamabad for failing to uphold its side of the arrangement. The TTP poses a challenge for Taliban-Islamabad relations as both sides see the group from different perspectives.