<p class="rteleft">KABU (Pajhwok): The Consultative <a href="/en/loya-jirga" class="glossify-link">Loya Jirga</a> on peace was adjourned on Monday before the schedule time until tomorrow after participants objected over the announcement of deputy heads of the event without their election.</p>
<p class="rteleft">Under the Consultative Loya Jirga's agenda, four deputy heads of the gathering would be elected through elected committees which would work till 6:30pm today, but the <a href="/en/jirga" class="glossify-link">Jirga</a>’s chairman announced the deputies without holding a ballot, thus faced with the event members’ reaction.</p>
<p class="rteleft">Four deputies and as many secretaries of the jirga have to be elected.</p>
<p class="rteleft">Pajhwok Afghan News reporter said Habiba Sourabi, Abdul Rouf Ibrahimi, Abdul Rouf Inami and Fazal Hadi Muslimyar were introduced as deputies of the Jirga this afternoon.</p>
<p class="rteleft">Those protesting against the announcement inside the Jirga tent told Pajhwok that the deputies should have be announced through election.</p>
<p class="rteleft">As the session turned noisy, the Jirga’s chairman adjourned the Jirga until tomorrow in order to hold election for the deputies’ posts.</p>
<p class="rteleft">The Consultative <u>Loya Jirga</u> on Afghan Peace began in capital <a href="/en/afganistan/kabul" class="glossify-link">Kabul</a> on Monday, with President Ashraf Ghani and thousands of public figures in attendance.</p>
<p class="rteleft">About 3,000 representatives of different groups of people from across the country, 30 percent of them <a href="https://www.pajhwok.com/en/women">women</a>, are attending the event.</p>
<p class="rteleft">The aim of the Loya Jirga is to reach consensus on a negotiation mechanism, identifying the basic points, peace constraints and a possible agreement with the <a href="https://www.pajhwok.com/en/taliban">Taliban</a>.</p>
<p class="rteleft">The four-day Loya Jirga offers the opportunity for comprehensive discussions on peace negotiations with the <a href="/en/taliban" class="glossify-link">Taliban</a>, who launched their annual spring offensive earlier in the month.</p>
<p class="rteleft">According to the agenda of the Loya Jirga, a copy of which is received by Pajhwok Afghan News, the huge gathering started with recitation of verses from the Holy <a href="https://www.pajhwok.com/en/quran">Quran</a> and singing of the national anthem.</p>
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