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.

In this program host Nimatullah Rawan discussed the topic with the following guests:

Jamal Nasir Osoli, political analyst

Zabiullah Farhang, spokesman for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission

Waliullah Shaheen, political analyst