阿富汗总统卡尔扎伊召开了一个和平委员会的成立大会。该委员会是为了帮助同塔利班和其它激进组织达成和解。这个由70人组成的委员会星期四举行的第一次会议正值美国领导的阿富汗战争开始9周年。和平委员会成员包括前塔利班官员、前总统以及民间组织和宗教领导人。
在会议上，卡尔扎伊总统呼吁塔利班利用这个机会参加进来，给阿富汗带来和平。阿富汗政府呼吁反叛份子放弃暴力并且尊重国家的宪法。但是这个激进组织公开表示不会在外国军队离开阿富汗之前进行这种和解。
美国总统奥巴马领导的政府对阿富汗政府同塔利班通过谈判来实现和平的努力表示支持。
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has opened the inaugural session of a peace council that was organized to help reconcile with the Taliban and other militant groups.The first meeting of the 70-member council took place Thursday on the ninth anniversary of the start of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. It includes former Taliban officials, former presidents, and civil and religious leaders.
At the session, President Karzai called on the Taliban to use the opportunity to join in bringing peace to Afghanistan. The government has urged insurgents to renounce violence and respect the constitution. But the militant group has publicly dismissed any such reconciliation until foreign forces leave the country.
U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has expressed support for the Afghan government's efforts to negotiate peace with the Taliban.
