Kabul, Afghanistan

Photograph: Hedayatullah Amid/EPA. Delegates attend the Loya Jirga to discuss the release of Taliban prisoners, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 07 August 2020. Loya Jirga, an assembly of elders and political elites, is convened to advise the government on the release of the remaining 400 Taliban prisoners to complete the prisoner exchange process, which is a pre-condition for intra-Afghan talks.