Staff Correspondent
Chitral, April 15, 2026: Afghan media reported the reopening of key roads in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of Nuristan and Kunar provinces after nearly two months of closure.
The development comes following an agreement involving tribal elders and Pakistani-side representatives.
Tribal elders from the border regions recently held discussions in Chitral side where they reached an understanding on reopening key routes.
Under the terms agreed upon in the jirga, the Afghan Taliban administration will not provide any support to “Fitna al-Khawarij” in Kunar’s Nari 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 Nari and Barg-e-Matal, the Nuristan connecting road will be closed.
According to the agreement, civilian residents of Afghanistan’s Nari district, including the towns of Nari, Birkot, Dokalam, and Kondaksi, 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.