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ized. Note 1: The Tirah Valley has an extremely strategic location, as it passes through Kurram, Khyber and Orakzai Agencies in FATA/Pakistan, with Ton Bora in Afghanistan a few kilometres on the other side. The Tirah Valley is a major drugs and arms smuggling throughway. Note 2: In early May 2013, NWA
have been a few PECs, but not regularly. Six months ago, when the Tirah area (see Note 1 below) was under the control of the pro- Govt group called Ansar ul Islam, PECs took place. At present, Tirah is under the control of Lashkar e Islam which has allied itself with the TTP, so a PEC is virtually impossible.
ized. Note 1: The Tirah Valley has an extremely strategic location, as it passes through Kurram, Khyber and Orakzai Agencies in FATA/Pakistan, with Ton Bora in Afghanistan a few kilometres on the other side. The Tirah Valley is a major drugs and arms smuggling throughway. Note 2: In early May 2013, NWA
have been a few PECs, but not regularly. Six months ago, when the Tirah area (see Note 1 below) was under the control of the pro- Govt group called Ansar ul Islam, PECs took place. At present, Tirah is under the control of Lashkar e Islam which has allied itself with the TTP, so a PEC is virtually impossible.
ized. Note 1: The Tirah Valley has an extremely strategic location, as it passes through Kurram, Khyber and Orakzai Agencies in FATA/Pakistan, with Ton Bora in Afghanistan a few kilometres on the other side. The Tirah Valley is a major drugs and arms smuggling throughway. Note 2: In early May 2013, NWA
have been a few PECs, but not regularly. Six months ago, when the Tirah area (see Note 1 below) was under the control of the pro- Govt group called Ansar ul Islam, PECs took place. At present, Tirah is under the control of Lashkar e Islam which has allied itself with the TTP, so a PEC is virtually impossible.
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