The Loya Jirga, the grand assembly, in a resolution issued on Sunday approved the release of the 400 Taliban prisoners in an aim to quickly start the intra-Afghan talks and bring about a ceasefire and an end to the nation’s war...

A day after the grand assembly of almost 3,200 delegates from around the country issued a resolution after four days of consultations, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said he does not see anything new in the document as peace has always been the main demand of the people of Afghanistan...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani remarked in the closing gathering of the Grand Consultative Peace Jirga on Friday, where he said all recommendations mentioned in the Jirga’s resolution will be implemented by the Afghan government...