...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..announced the release of 175 Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
prisoners as an apparent gesture of goodwill towards grinding of the peace processor.
In his closing remarks at the gathering, President Ghani called on Taliban to send a delegation to receive the prisoners in Kabul or any other province.
He also called on Taliban to prepare for peace talks inside Afghanistan as he welcomed the resolution adopted by the delegates of the Jirga, vowing that the government will take steps to implement the demand of the participants of the gathering for a ceasefire.
Calling on Taliban to declare a ceasefire during the month of Ramadan, President Ghani said the government is ready to declare a ceasefire provided that the Taliban group is also ready for a ceasefire.
In other parts of his speech, President Ghani thanked NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all....
and the United States for their support to Afghanistan and the Afghan grinding of the peace processor.
The consultative peace Jirga concluded earlier today in Kabul after several days of debates among 3,200 delegates to specify the limits of grinding of the peace processor.
A 23-article resolution was also issued at the end of the summit, mainly focusing on declaration of an immediate ceasefire and launch of intra-Afghan dialogue.