The Afghan government is working on plans to remove problems in the way of peace, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar said Sunday, pledging that the challenges will be addressed in near future.  
 
Atmar, who addressed a press conference in Kabul, said the Loya Jirga, the grand council, put five conditions on the Taliban besides approving the release of 400 of their prisoners, but, according to him, the Taliban has not met these conditions so far.  
 
Atmar called the high level of violence "regrettable" and said the international community has some considerations about the release of some prisoners, but the government is working to achieve a consensus in this respect.  
 
“We are very saddened about the continuation of violence. This is one of the five issues that was stressed by the consultative Loya Jirga,” Atmar said.  
 
Atmar said one of the reasons behind the lack of implementation of the Loya Jirga decisions is inattention by the Taliban to an unconditional start of the intra-Afghan negotiations.  

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