The jirga was held in Bar Khalozo and Tarkho areas of Mamond, Bajaur agency on Friday with tribal Maliks (elders) of from Kunar Afghanistan and Bajaur Pakistan participating.
Those who attended the jirga said that a consensus was reached on restoring peace on both sides of the border, and that tribe will cooperate with each other for this purpose.
The 22 member Jirga from Afghan side included Molvi Abdul Hakeem, Haji Shah Mahmood Molvi Inayatullah and Haji Jan Wali and Gul Muhammad of Marawara.
The Afghan delegation said that they will soon hold a jirga in their respective areas in Afghanistan where decisions taken in the Mamond jirga will be endorsed. That Jirga will be followed by another grand jirga where elders from both sides will participate.
The Mamond tribe are spread on both sides of Durand line and enjoy strong brotherly relations. However, but in recent times, their access to participate in cross-border functions such as weddings and funerals had been restricted owing to cross border attacks.
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@tribals:
No, you are incorrect. There is no Mamond tribe. I am from the Momand/Mohmand tribe. Mohmand agency is named after the tribe that lives there, the Mohmand. Bajaur and Kunar is also populated by Mohmands. This particular tribe spreads across a large expanse of space. Point being, it is spelled as Mohmand or Momand, not Mamond. Please stop spreading misinformation.
@Afghan Maihan: Mohmand is momand based agency and Mamond is a tribe living in Bajaur and Kunar
Its Mohmand not Mamond, please get the name right.