The government and Taliban were close to achieving a peace agreement in the Mohmand Agency on Monday. A jirga of tribal elders met Taliban representatives in Safi tehsilÂ’s Gurbaz area, following which Taliban announced they would not attack government officials. However, they said ban on non-government organisations working in the area would continue and female government officials would not be attacked if they wore veils while on duty. Malik Fazal and Mohammad Ali Haleemzai led the jirga while Qari Shakeel represented Taliban. The jirga members later met Political Agent Amjad Ali to inform him about the progress in talks.