First VP Amrullah Saleh said the recent delay in the negotiation team’s trip to Doha was due to the still ongoing formation of the Taliban’s negotiating team as well as issues around the government's release of six controversial Taliban prisoners.  

Saleh said some countries, including France and Australia, objected to the freeing of six Taliban prisoners whose release had been approved by Afghan delegates at the Loya Jirga and President Ghani.

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

Arif Kayani, a spokesman for Mehwar-e-Mardum-e-Afghanistan, a Kabul-based political movement
Najeb Paikan, freelancer journalist
Parwiz Arabzada, MP