Members of the High Peace Council (HPC) Thursday called for a swift end to the ongoing war and violence in Afghanistan, saying the Afghan people were tired of conflict.

They said restoration of peace and stability was among the topmost priorities of the HPC.

“Today, the people of Afghanistan are in dire need of peace and an end to war,” the HPC deputy chief Mohammad Karim Khalili said addressing a ceremony paying tribute to the late HPC chairman Sayed Ahmad Gailani. 

“We should find a full stop to the war. Neither the people nor government will be able to achieve any success in war,” he added.

The HPC officials meanwhile paid tribute to Gailani’s efforts which led to a peace accord with Hizb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.

“The patience and flexibility of Pir Sahib [Sayed Ahmad Gailani] was always working, particularly in facilitating the [peace] agreement with Hizb-e-Islami,” another deputy chief of the HPC, Attaurrahman Salim said.

Meanwhile, the CEO's office said government continues to discuss the selection of Gailani’s successor.

“The National Unity Government will decide on this matter after discussion and consultation,” the chief executive’s spokesman Mujib Rahman Rahimi said.

Gailani led the HPC for almost a year. Facilitating the peace deal with Hizb-e-Islami was one of his main achievements as head of the council.