The Presidential Palace said the government has no authority under the Constitution to release the 400 Taliban prisoners, who allegedly are guilty of serious crimes, and will seek advice from members of the Loya Jirga.

Reacting to President Ashrah Ghani's decision to convene a jirga to discuss the release of the 400 Taliban prisoners, the Taliban said that any delay in the release of the prisoners will mean a continuation of the war.

Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Taliban office in Qatar, told TOLOnews that the Afghan government's decision is detrimental to the Afghan people, that the response to the peace process should be honest, and that the decision will complicate the peace process.

In this episode host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with the following guests:

Hafizur Rahman Naqi,, political analyst

Fiazullah Jalal, university lecturer