Afghan grand assembly gathers to decide fate of Taliban prisoners

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Thousands of Afghans gathered on Friday to debate government efforts to make peace with the Taliban.

Some 3,200 people have been invited to the grand assembly, known as a Loya Jirga, in Kabul amid tight security to debate for at least three days and then advise the government on whether the prisoners should be freed.

The government has released all but some 400 militants it says have been convicted of the worst crimes including killings, drug trafficking and kidnapping. U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, the architect of the deal allowing the United States to withdraw its forces and end its longest-ever war, warned against the Loya Jirga throwing up any complications.

 

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