Local sources said the gathering, planned for March 31 in Peshawar, would bring together political figures, tribal elders, religious scholars.

The figures show that almost 300 individuals have returned from Iran over the past week, while the figure was over.

Quraishi Badlon, Taliban’s head of information department in Nangarhar, said Pakistan had shut the crossing to “all traffic,” without providing.

Rubio also thanked the UAE and Qatar for their support.

The partial reopening comes after days of negotiations between Taliban and Pakistani officials, which had failed to produce a broader.