After four days of talks, the loya jirga sent a united message that it wants the 17-year war to end.
By Sayed Salahuddin and Pamela Constable Pamela Constable Foreign correspondent covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Latin America and immigration Email Bio Follow May 3 at 2:20 PM KABUL — A national assembly of 3,200 Afghans here called Friday for Taliban and Afghan forces to announce an immediate cease-fire and demanded the “orderly” gradual departure of U.S.
The Taliban, who reopened peace talks with U.S. officials Wednesday in Qatar, immediately rejected the call for a truce. A spokesman for the group, in an email to journalists, said that waging a holy war during Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting and prayer, brings “more reward.” Ghani, speaking as the conference ended, said he accepted the jirga’s resolution and would make it “a major part of government policy.” He called on the Taliban to end the fighting, saying that “the poorest people of this land are in agony and want peace.” He said that he would order a truce if the Taliban did the same and that he would order the release of scores of Taliban prisoners.
An attendee records Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s speech during the closing ceremony of the loya jirga Friday in Kabul. The call for a cease-fire echoed prior efforts by Ghani, who persuaded the Taliban to agree to a three-day truce last June. The resulting hiatus in fighting and signs of potential amity between insurgent fighters and Afghan civilians led to a surge of public hopes for peace.
The jirga also recommended that the government allow the Taliban office in Qatar to move to Afghanistan, to identify and accommodate the group’s “legal and logical wishes” to accelerate the peace process. The Taliban does not recognize the Ghani government, which it calls a foreign puppet. Ghani at the closing ceremony of the national assembly. After the jirga, several analysts said it seemed to have given Ghani and his beleaguered government a temporary boost and could help nudge the Taliban toward a settlement, especially if Ghani releases prisoners as a bargaining chip.
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