Under the provisions of the agreement, an Emergency Loya Jirga (grand council ... as are Homayoun Shah Assefy (the brother-in-law of former King Zahir Shah); Mahfooz Nedai, the former interim ...

The Loya Jirga said the decision was made to remove a barrier to peace talks between militants and the government. The Taliban had been demanding the release of the prisoners, whose crimes include ...

In Afghanistan, Loya Jirga has demanded foreign governments to formally recognise the interim Afghan government and unfreeze the assets of Afghan Central Bank. The demand was made in a statement ...

Taliban government is planning to convene a Loya Jirga to assess the current issues in Afghanistan. According to a spokesman of the Islamic Emirate Zabiullah Mujahid, the assembly has yet to be marked ...