A historic “loya jirga” peace summit in Kabul ended Friday with delegates from across Afghanistan demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and President Ashraf Ghani saying he was conditionally prepared to implement the call. This week’s loya jirga, or grand assembly, saw about 3,200 religious and tribal leaders, politicians and representatives try to find a […]
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Loya Jirga and Doha
In a big achievement towards peace in war-torn Afghanistan, a Loya Jirga or grand assembly of community heads ended on a positive note against violence in Kabul on Thursday. Over 3,000 religious and tribal leaders, politicians and representatives from across the country gathered under tight security to work out a way out of the crisis […]
Intra-Afghan dialogue delayed as Kabul fails to finalise participants
The anxiously awaited intra-Afghan dialogue in Qatar has been delayed for five days apparently after the Kabul administration failed to finalize its delegation for the face-to-face meeting with the Taliban, Afghan and Taliban officials said on Wednesday. The talks were scheduled to be held on April 14-15 in Doha, the capital of Qatar, where the […]