After long delays, the talks between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban finally began in Doha on Saturday. The negotiations are intended to bring about a political settlement to a decades-long conflict that has taken many lives and destabilized the country.

These was talks were agreed to in the February 29 peace deal that was aimed to pave the way for the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in exchange for a number of solid assurances by the Taliban to the US and its allies.

Under the Doha deal, the Taliban demanded the release of 5,000 prisoners from the Afghan jails and committed to start intra-Afghan negotiations with Afghan sides on March 10, 2020.

In this episode. host Nemat Rawan discusses the topic with the following guests:

Esmat Qani, writer and journalist

Fazl Rahman Oria, political analyst

Azizullah Fazli, adviser to State Ministry for Peace Affairs

Painda Mohammad Hokomat, political analyst