The jirga, held in the border town of Tarkhoo in Bajaur, was attended by 22 tribal elders from AfghanisÂtan's Kunar province
... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country.....
and men belonging to different sub-tribes of Mamond tribe in Bajaur Agency, aka Turban Central
...Smallest of the agencies in FATA. The Agency administration is located in Khar. Bajaur is inhabited almost exclusively by Tarkani Pashtuns, which are divided into multiple bickering subtribes. Its 52 km border border with Afghanistan's Kunar Province makes it of strategic importance to Pakistain's strategic depth....
The jirga was aimed at restoring brotherly relations between people affected by militancy in the border region.
The Swat
...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat...
Taliban, who are loyal to outlawed TTP chief Mullah Fazlullah
...son-in-law of holy man Sufi Mohammad. Known as Mullah FM, Fazlullah had the habit of grabbing his FM mike when the mood struck him and bellowing forth sermons. Sufi suckered the Pak govt into imposing Shariah on the Swat Valley and then stepped aside whilst Fazlullah and his Talibs imposed a reign of terror on the populace like they hadn't seen before, at least not for a thousand years or so. For some reason the Pak intel services were never able to locate his transmitter, much less bomb it. After ruling the place like a conquered province for a year or so, Fazlullah's Talibs began gobbling up more territory as they pushed toward Islamabad, at which point as a matter of self-preservation the Mighty Pak Army threw them out and chased them into Afghanistan...
, are reported to have taken shelter in Kunar and launched attacks on Pak security forces and tribal people along the border areas.
Although the jirga members did not specify measures to be taken to restore peace, they were optimistic about persuading the people living along the border to keep a check on the movement of irrelevant people.
The jirga discussed the law and order situation along the border and a future line of action to maintain peace and strengthen ties among tribal people.
Before the spillover of militancy in the region, tribal people from both sides of the Durand line had very close relation.
The elders and Maliks who attended the jirga reached an understanding to devise a strategy to curtail the movement of bully boyz and myrmidons. They vowed not to allow faceless myrmidons to use their territory for terrorist activities.
The jirga was told that peace and stability on both sides of the border were vital for prosperity and sustainable development in the region. The elders were of the opinion that since the tribal people of Kunar and Bajaur had the same culture and traditions, they should not create differences and enmities.