The newly set-up Afghan Peace Council will start its work today to broker an end to the war with Taliban. The council consists of 70 members. Meanwhile, the US has extended its support to President Hamid Karzai's plan to hold talks with the militant group. State Department spokesman P J Crowley told reporters that the peace council is an Afghan-led process. He said, Afghan Government and Afghan people need to make decisions about the composition of the political structure and civil society within Afghanistan. Mr Crowley also said the US is willing to support removal of UN sanctions against more Taliban leaders so as to give further boost to the peace process. He, however, insisted that this should not be linked to the closer of the Guantanamo detention center as suggested by some peace council members.