CHITRAL: Following a jirga between tribal elders from the border areas of both countries, a ceasefire agreement has been finalized in the Arandu sector along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
According to details, after prolonged consultations in a grand jirga involving local elders from Pakistan’s border area of Arandu and elders from Afghanistan’s Kunar province (Nari district), as well as Nuristan province (Barg-e-Matal and Kamdesh districts), an agreement was finally reached regarding the situation created by recent border clashes.
Under the terms agreed upon in the jirga, the Afghan Taliban administration will not provide any support to “Fitna al-Khawarij” in Kunar’s Narrey district or in Nuristan’s Barg-e-Matal and Kamdesh districts, nor will they allow any form of sabotage activities against Pakistan.
If any firing incident occurs on Pakistani territory from any area between Narrey and Barg-e-Matal, the Nuristan connecting road will be closed.
According to the agreement, civilian residents of Afghanistan’s Narrey district—including the towns of Narrey, Barikot, Doklam, and Kandaksi, will return to their respective villages, while on the Pakistani side, residents of Arandu will also return to their homes.
The agreement further states that the road leading to Nuristan will remain open for both pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
The jirga was attended by tribal elders from border areas on both sides.
