Members of the High Peace Council (HPC) have gathered in Kandahar for the HPC’s general assembly, which aims to encourage the Taliban to join the peace process.
According to the HPC, efforts to promote peace are also now being done on a provincial level, hence the meeting in Kandahar.
This is the first time the HPC has held its general assembly out of Kabul.
HPC chairman Mohammad Karim Khalili addressed participants at the conference this morning and called the Taliban a movement and said that the foundation of Afghanistan was forged in Kandahar and it is hoped that the process of establishing peace and stability will start from Kandahar province.
“We came here to seek a new era for our country the same as our history that Afghanistan was established from Kandahar. We loudly voice the peace process to start,” Khalili said.
Khalili said foreigners do not want peace in Afghanistan, so there needs to be dialogue between the Afghans to achieve peace.
He also called on the Taliban to join the peace process.
Khalili also praised the protestors in Helmand for their move to promote peace.
“We salute the Helmand citizens calling for peace and ceasefire,” Khalili added.
Follow TKG on Twitter & Facebook
