Afghanistan's grand assembly to last 3 days: official

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Afghanistan's grand assembly to last 3 days: official

STORY: Afghanistan's grand assembly to last 3 days: official DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the assembly in Kabul and the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): ZABIHULLAH MUJAHID, Government chief spokesman 3. various shots of the assembly in Kabul and security forces STORYLINE: Afghansitan's Jirga, or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders, opened Thursday, the caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. It will last for three days to discuss a variety of issues ranging from stabilizing security to strengthening national unity. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): ZABIHULLAH MUJAHID, Government chief spokesman "All participants of the Jirga (grand assembly), which opened this morning, expressed their support to the administration and continued enhancing security in the country." Without providing more details on the agenda, Mujahid noted that the outcome of the jirga would be shared with the media at the end of the

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