Afghan president calls for durable peace in consultative Loya Jirga

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani inspects an honor guard during the first day of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 29, 2019. Ghani stressed achieving viable peace in his militancy-battered country through dialogue in the much-awaited consultative Loya Jirga or traditional grand assembly of elders and chieftains inaugurated here on Monday. (Xinhua/Pool/Rahmat Gul)