About 3,000 members of “religious scholars, politicians, and different sections of the society” are participating in the gathering, “akin to” the Loya Jirga, in Kandahar.

a large number of the country’s clerics about 3,000 headed to Kabul for a 3-day grand assembly to discuss current important key issues that include, education, economy, security according to Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

At least 3,000 people across Afghanistan have been invited to a gathering of Islamic clerics.

The Kabul Polytechnic University announced on Sunday its closure until July 3.

Iran's Embassy in Kabul commended the Afghan Consultative Peace Loya Jirga convening as the Afghan people demand for peace.

The United States is seeking to continue military presence in Afghanistan to pave the way for pursuing American interests in the war-torn country, says a commentator.

An Afghan grand assembly, or loya jirga, ended Friday with the delegates in Kabul demanding peace with the Taliban, as President Ashraf Ghani promised to free 175 Taliban prisoners ahead of Ramadan, which begins in a few days.

On the second day of a traditional Afghan assembly this week, a delegate rose to speak on the topic at hand, peace in Afghanistan.

 Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Tuesday that Iran supports any efforts or talks that help establish peace, stability and security in Afghanistan.

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf 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.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Zalmay Khalilzad, chief U.S. negotiator with the Taliban, emphasized the importance of an intra-Afghan dialogue in a meeting Saturday evening between the two in Kabul. 

The head of HPC secretariat Umer Daudzai said on Sunday during a press conference that the total number of peace Jirga delegates will be almost 3,000.

President Ashraf Ghani has ordered to call the consultative Loya Jirga on April 29, some 40 days delay from the previous date was slated on March 17.

A planned meeting of hundreds of Afghan politicians and tribal, ethnic, and religious leaders aimed at discussing negotiations with the Taliban has been postponed, officials say.

The Afghan president’s special peace envoy says a traditional council of Afghan political and tribal leaders, known as Loya Jirga, will be held next month to discuss negotiations with the Taliban.

Afghan first VP General Abdul Rashid Dostum met on Wednesday with US state department’s special representative for Afghan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad in Ankara, capital of Turkey.