<p><a href="/en/afganistan/kabul" class="glossify-link">KABUL</a>.</p>
<p>The views were expressed at a conference organized by Afghan Mediothek, a peace and democracy advocacy organization in Kabul.</p>
<p>Speaking on the occasion, deputy information and culture minister Ajmal Shahpor said the Taliban should listen to the demands of the Afghan government regarding peace.</p>
<p>He said the youths should be also given part in the peace process for reaching a stable peace in the country.</p>
<p>“There is need for mediation for empowering the peace process between the Afghan government and the Taliban so both sides reach an agreement”, he said.</p>
<p>“After the arrival of Islam, many wars had been resolved through mediation, so the government and the Taliban should also seek mediation,” he said.</p>
<p>Gul Ahmad Hamidi, a member of Afghan Mediothek from Kandahar province, said youth’s mediation in the peace process was also important.</p>
<p>He said there were many types of violence in <a href="/en/afghanistan" class="glossify-link">Afghanistan</a> and needed efforts to be eliminated.</p>
<p>Ehsan Zia, head of US Institute for Peace, said that great opportunities had surfaced about peace in Afghanistan which should be taken advantage of.</p>
<p>He said reaching a stable peace despite war and violence was impossible. “We can end war with mediation and reach a stable peace,” he said.</p>
<p>Peter Prügel, Germany ambassador to Afghanistan who was also present in the meeting, said that a mediator was very important for the Afghan peace process. He said mediation could help get the warring sides closer.</p>
<p>The Taliban and the US have been in talks for a political solution to the Afghan conflict since a year, but the talks were suspended twice and the sides are yet to reach an agreement.</p>
<p>mds/ma</p>
