The Afghan government launched a major consultation on Friday, in the form of Loya Jirga or a large assembly of elders and political elites, who will have to decide whether to release the last 400 Taliban prisoners to start peace negotiations. with the Taliban.
More than 3,200 participants from different social groups, 30% of whom are women, will discuss the desirability of releasing the last batch of 5,000 Taliban prisoners marked by the agreement signed in Doha last February between the United States and the insurgents, in exchange for 1,000 members of the Afghan forces. .
