Afghans are hopeful of positive results in peace efforts.

The recent efforts of the Afghan government, some countries in the region and the world in the field of peace have made the Afghan people hope for peace.

They also called on the Taliban to stop killing their brothers and to stop fighting for the benefit of the enemy and choose the path of peace.

Afghans have never been so positive about the government's tough stance on peace, the resumption of Zalmai Khalilzad's peace visits and the prisoner exchange between the Afghan government and the Taliban, and say these steps should be accelerated.

Wardak Khan Sherzad, a social activist and politician, told Zawia News that every step and effort for peace would have the support of all Afghans.

He added that the Afghan government had shown in the past few days by releasing upto 1,000 Taliban prisoners that they were committed to bringing peace to the country and the Taliban should do the same and they must stop killing afghans.

"The Taliban have also released a number of prisoners in the past few days, which we welcome, but they have killed three times as many innocent civilians in recent days," Wardak said.

Political analyst Abdul Basir Seerat also called on the Taliban to stop fighting and start peace talks with the Afghan side.

He said Afghans were desperate for peace in the country and as peace talks have intensified and in return, the Taliban should call a ceasefire to heal the wounds of the Afghans.

He says there has never been a greater chance for peace in the last 19 years than there is now, so the Afghan government and the Taliban must exercise adequate prudence and ingenuity.

At the same time, civil society activists welcomed the recent steps taken by the Afghan government and the Taliban to bring peace to the country, however, he added that any mistakes made by either side in this regard would only benefit our neighboring countries Intelligence agencies.

Civil society activist Hayatullah Hamidi told Zawia News that the ongoing peace process is also an opportunity for the Taliban to join the democratic process through inter-Afghan talks.

Furthermore, The United States has recently called on Pakistan's army chief General Bajwa to prepare the Taliban for inter-Afghan talks.

The country has been at war for the past four decades; but since the peace talks have begun, Afghans are hopeful that the crisis will come to an end.