Delegates listened on Friday as Afghanistan’s first national peace jirga drew to a close. Adam Ferguson for The New York TimesAfghan Peace Talks End With Plea to Combatants -- New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s first national peace convention concluded Friday with a direct appeal to the Taliban and other insurgents to break with Al Qaeda, while urging a series of good-will gestures from foreign governments to end detentions and bombardments and to remove Taliban leaders from a wanted list.
After a muted start, the atmosphere of the gathering, called a jirga, was determinedly positive by the end. Participants said they were convinced that if the government took up their recommendations, Afghanistan could find a way toward peace.
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