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158.6 million afghanis spent during Loya Jirga: Ebadi

KABUL has been spent. The grand meeting was summoned on August 7 in capital Kabul to discuss the release of 400 controversial Taliban prisoners. The Jirga agreed to the release of the remaining Taliban inmates but only 80 of them…

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US supports Islamic republic of Afghanistan: Wilson

The US embassy in Kabul on Monday said intra-Afghan talks must be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned. US Chargé d’Affaires Wilson Ross in a video message said the intra-Afghan talks were said to be held next week in Qatar between…

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Tribal gathering issues 25-article resolution

KABUL prisoners, concluded here on Sunday. On the concluding day, the grand tribal gathering issued a resolution, approving the release of the 400 Taliban prisoners who, the government says are involved in heinous crime. The resolution says the decision was…

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Some members term Consultative Loya Jirga as symbolic

KABUL (CLJ) on Saturday termed the grand meeting as symbolic and said it was convened under international pressure. The CLJ began on Friday and is being participated by around 3,200 members to discuss the release of 400 Taliban prisoners. Talking…

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Loya Jirga panels suggest release of 400 Taliban prisoners

KABUL prisoners so that no excuse was left for intra-Afghan talks. The Consultative Loya Jirga (CLJ) was convened into session to debate the release of the controversial Taliban prisoners. The event features 3,500 participants. Under the Feb. 29 peace…

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Remarks about MP trigger clash in tribal assembly

KABUL on Saturday when a member of the assembly sought an apology from lawmaker Belquis Roshan on Saturday. The Consultative Loya Jirga (CLJ) convened into session on Friday to debate the release of the 400 Taliban prisoners the government is…

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17 Loya Jirga members test positive for Covid-19

KABUL warned on Saturday. Noorullah Tarakai, deputy spokesman for MoPH, told Pajhwok Afghan News of the more than 3,000 participants of the grand assembly, 17 were diagnosed with the virus. He feared the number of positive cases among the…

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Loya Jirga begins in Kabul to discuss Taliban’s prisoners release

KABUL prisoners begins in the attendance of 3,500 participants in capital Kabul on Friday. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Head of the High National Reconciliation Council (HNRC) Abdullah Abdullah, cabinet members, members of parliament, Jihadi leaders, foreign diplomats and representatives…

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Wolesi Jirga members decide to participate in Loya Jirga

KABUL to serve the national interest, assistant secretary of the house said on Thursday. The CLJ is scheduled to begin tomorrow --- Friday – to discuss the release of 400 controversial Taliban prisoners. Earlier, Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmai said convening…

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Loya Jirga can’t represent the nation: Taliban

KABUL before reaching nation-wide peace could not represent the entire nation and has no legal value. The government has decided to convene a consultative Loya Jirga this Friday for discussion on critical issues related to peace process and the release…

Jirga on 7th to decide fate of Taliban inmates

KABUL prisoners the government has refused to release before intra-Afghan peace negotiations. The state-run television said in a tweet on Sunday the proposed Loya Jirga would convene on August 7. The gathering may last three to five days. On the…

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Foreign diplomats briefed on Loya Jirga’s decisions

KABUL. The historic peace summit ended on Friday with delegates from across Afghanistan demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire. About 3,200 religious, tribal leaders, politicians and representatives deliberated on finding a breakthrough in Afghanistan's grueling conflict. At the end of…

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6 out of 10 Afghans support Loya Jirga decisions: Survey

KABUL on peace and hoped the gathering would pave the ground for peace in the country. Around 3,200 people from all over the country participated in the massive Jirga from April 29 till May 3 in capital Kabul under tight…

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Consultative Loya Jirga declaration to be issued on Friday

KABUL Chairman Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf said on Thursday working committees were are set to answer four basic questions regarding peace today and declaration would be released tomorrow (Friday). The Loya Jirga, which kicked off on Monday in Kabul, has…

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Jirga panels poised to answer key questions about peace

KABUL will are set to answer four basic questions regarding peace in the war-devastated country on Thursday (today). On Wednesday, the 50 panels worked on the questions pertaining to convincing the Taliban into peace, preserving past achievements, composition of the…

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Loya Jirga’s deputy heads, secretaries elected

KABUL’s administrative board stands complete with the selection of five deputies and as many secretaries. The Loya Jirga, which kicked off on Monday in Kabul, is scheduled to continue for four days to discuss a framework for peace talks, a…

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Women make 40pc of working committees’ heads, secretaries

KABUL on Peace. Earlier scheduled for four days, the Consultative Loya Jirga on Peace was extended by one day after delays in election of the jirga’s administrative board members. Members of the Jirga today constituted 51 working committees and appointed…

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Loya Jirga votes to elect administrative board members

KABUL’s administrative board members was also held. The Consultative Loya Jirga that kicked off on Monday in Kabul is scheduled to continue for four days to discuss a framework for peace talks, a possible agreement with Taliban and set out…

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Loya Jirga adjourned after ruckus over unelected deputies

The Consultative Loya Jirga on peace was adjourned on Monday before the schedule time until tomorrow after participants objected over the announcement of deputy heads of the event without their election. Under the Consultative Loya Jirga's agenda, four…

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Loya Jirga: Youth, women want past gains protected

KABUL delegates calling for an end to the war and start of intra-Afghan talks. The Consultative Loya Jirga that kicked off on Monday in Kabul is scheduled to continue for four days to discuss the framework of peace talks, a…

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