Afghanistan's Loya Jirga or grand assembly opens in Kabul
STORY: Afghanistan's Loya Jirga or grand assembly opens in Kabul
DATELINE: June 30, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:21
LOCATION: Kabul
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the streets in Kabul.
STORYLINE:
The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.
Mujahid told the state-run Mili Television that the Jirga allows people of Afghanistan and even representatives of Iran and Pakistan-based Afghan refugees to attend it. Some 70 personalities representing Afghan refugees in Pakistan and about 30 others from refugees living in Iran have participated in the Jirga.
According to the state-run Bakhtar news agency, about 3,500 religious scholars and elders from across the country have been invited to attend the grand assembly.
Participants of the jirga are expected to discuss a series of issues, including reopening schools for girls from 7th grade to 12th grade, the
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