Manzoor Pashteen, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), addressed the Pashtun tribal jirga in Khyber, stating that nearly 80,000 Pashtuns have been killed over the past 20 years, with over 9,000 from Khyber alone. He emphasized that these deaths were the result of a war that wasn’t theirs.
The jirga, delayed due to security and logistical issues, officially began on October 12. It aims to address issues such as ongoing insecurity, forced disappearances, and the control of resources in Pashtun regions.
Thousands of participants from various Pashtun areas have attended the three-day event.