Afghan delegates are backing President Hamid Karzai's plan for peace talks with the Taliban in an attempt to end nearly nine years of war at a press conference in Kabul. <br/> <br/>About 1,600 delegates from all over Afghanistan voiced their support Friday for President Hamid Karzai's plan to seek reconciliation with Taliban militants.<br/>Delegates released a final resolution at the end of the three-day peace assembly, known as a Jirga, calling for the formation of an Afghan commission to lead the peace effort. They also said insurgents must cut their ties to al-Qaida and other foreign terrorist groups. In the resolution, delegates thanked the international community, especially the United States and Islamic countries, for support and reconstruction. <br/> <br/>The Taliban was not invited to the Jirga. It has said it will not engage in peace talks until all foreign troops leave Afghanistan. <br/>