Day 14: How Much Longer will it Take Negotiators to Launch First Round of Intra-Afghan Talks?

Afghanistan, Sept. 25 -- Day 14, both the Afghan and Taliban contact groups in Doha met twice on Wednesday; yet still could not reach to an agreement on the procedural rules aim to guide the formal talks, leaving the entire nation - including international allies - with one question in mind: How much longer will it take negotiators to finally launch the first round of intra-Afghan talks?

While Afghan team argues the Taliban do not show flexibility in their position to pave the way for talks, according to sources, Mohammad Naeem, a spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha, said meetings will continue until both parties reach to an agreement on the procedural rules.

Rules and Regulations for the talks initially had 23 articles, ...