In his welcome address to the rare traditional gathering in Kabul, the president said it were the ordinary people who paid the price for peace not political elites.
Thousands of tribal and community elders are taking part in the mammoth gathering that was kicked off amid tight security measures to discuss ways of reaching a lasting peace and end the country’s decades-old war.
Mor than 3,000 participants and 300 guests, including foreign envoys, government ministers and other high ranking officials . . .
