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In reply to Tahir Khan (@taahir_khan):

#Pakistan #Afghanistan key road is now open: The road from Nari district of Afghanistan’s #Kunar province to Bargamtal and Kamdesh districts of #Nuristan, which had been closed by due to tension in the Arandu sector of #Chitral for the past two months, has now been reopened for traffic following a decision by elders and scholars of Nari and Chitral. According to the agreement, neither side (Afghan Taliban or Pakistan) will attack the other in the area and a ceasefire will be maintained. Furthermore, displaced persons from both sides—Brikot and Doklam in Kunar, and Arundo in Chitral—can now return to their areas, according to @afridi5533 .

𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗮 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻–𝗖𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹; 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱

Last Monday, a local jirga composed of elders from Nuristan and Chitral brokered a ceasefire between the Taliban and Pakistani security forces in the Nuristan–Chitral region along the Durand Line. These efforts also led to the reopening of roads on both sides for public use, which had previously been closed due to the conflict between the Taliban and Pakistan.

The jirga’s declaration, consisting of five articles and signed by tribal elders representing both sides, is provided below, along with a video statement delivered by one of the elders. Claims by some media outlets that diverge from these primary sources are unsubstantiated.

Source: Afghan Analyst (@AfghanAnalyst2)
[ https://x.com/AfghanAnalyst2/status/2045145746765234353 ]

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