Doha:Members of the contact groups of both sides of the Afghan peace negotiations met in Doha and discussed the disputed issues to establish procedural rules and an agenda for the delayed direct talks, a government delegate said.
The delegate, Nader Nadery said at the meeting, which took place on Monday night, it was decided that contact teams of both sides will be reduced to three members each, TOLO News reported.
Earlier, the Afghan government team had seven members and the Taliban had five.
Mohammad Naeem, a Taliban spokesman in Qatar, said: "This evening, the contact groups, each containing three (members) had a meeting.
"Again, the controversial points were discussed during the session and the continuation of meetings was emphasized so a final understanding about the procedure be reached as soon as possible."