President Ashraf Ghani signed an order on Tuesday night to pardon and release Taliban prisoners in order for the peace talks between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban to start, said Palace spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi.

According to the first part of the decree, which was released to the media on Wednesday, the prisoners that will be released are required to make a written commitment to not return to fighting. The prisoners will be released after a biometric process.

 In this program, host Karim Amini discussed the topic with the following guests:

Sobhan Mesbah, a lawyer

Nazir Ahmad Ahmadzai, former member of the Wolesi Jirga