Mujahideen Shura Council (Afghanistan)

Operating chiefly in Waziristan and the FATA, the Mujahideen Shura Council was a “10-member committee of tribal elders, clerics and administration officials” set up to negotiate processes between the Pakistani government and Taliban forces.

It was founded in June 2003, following an audiotape released by Mullah Omar granting the leadership legitimacy.