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Priority 6. Facilitate Afghan-led efforts toward political reconciliation.
By 2011, we expect that national and provincial Afghan government initiatives will encourage political reconciliation and receive timely support from Canada.
Political reconciliation with the Taliban leadership and the reintegration of insurgent fighters were dominant themes at the London Conference in January. The international community welcomed the Government of Afghanistan’s commitment to reinvigorate Afghan-led efforts in this area. On the heels of the conference, President Karzai announced that he would be holding a Peace Jirga (community council) with community leaders and stakeholders from across the country in the spring of 2010.
Canada continued to support the Afghanistan Government Media and Information Centre in Kandahar, which is critical to disseminating information and linking local communities with the national government.
