An Afghan government peace body called Thursday on Taliban leaders to lay down their arms and on the Saudi king to help bring the militia to the negotiating table to try to end a war now in its 10th year. The High Council for Peace has been established to broker an end to a Taliban-led insurgency that has gained pace every year since the militia was overthrown from power in the 2001 US-led invasion. Two weeks after its inauguration, the body called on Taliban leaders to enter dialogue with the US-backed government of President Hamid Karzai, pledging to listen to "legitimate demands".