The Grand Consultative Jirga on Peace was started on Monday despite that it has been boycotted by many mainstream political parties and election tickets.

 Addressing the inauguration of the Jirga, President Ghani's Special Envoy Umer Daudzai said at least 3,200 delegates and 300 guests have attended the event.
Daudzai says the Peace Jirga was organized in at least 40 days.

Daudzai says delegates from Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan have also attended the Peace Jirga. Afghanistan

"We also asked the Taliban to not stop people and the delegates from attending the Jirga. We thank the Taliban for listening to our call and we call on them to listen to the message of #Jirga delegates," Daudzai says.