Members of the Afghan negotiating team said Sunday that actual negotiations might only start on Tuesday.

This comes after a member of the Taliban�s delegation in Qatar told Ariana News that an eight-member technical team from both sides was working on setting the agenda for talks, which they say could start Monday.

The head of Afghanistan�s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah however told Reuters that the Afghan negotiating team could discuss the issue of a reduction in violence when they met with Taliban representatives on Sunday.

Abdullah said: "One of the topmost issues on the minds of the people is reduction in violence in a significant way ... and also getting to ... hopefully a permanent ceasefire."

The eight-member Afghan negotiating team that will work directly with the Taliban team are Masoom Stanekzai, Ahmad Nader Naderi, Zarar Ahmad Moqbel, Fawzia Koofi, Maulvi Enayatullah Baligh, and Khalid Noor.

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