Kabul, Sep 14 (UNI) The Afghan government team has expressed its intention to end the long-running war and violence in the country and ensure lasting peace through ongoing peace talks with the Taliban in the Qatari capital of Doha on Monday, a spokesman for the President of Afghanistan Sedik Sediqqi said on Monday.
The historic intra-Afghan peace talks began on Saturday after both sides successfully completed a long-awaited prisoner exchange arrangement.
Earlier, on Monday, a member of the government's negotiating team, Ahmed Nadar Naderi, said the participants reached some progress during the Sunday contact group session, as they discussed schedules of upcoming meetings and relevant issues, Sputnik reported.