![A road map for post-war Afghanistan, nationwide ceasefire and disarmament of the Taliban and other armed groups are part of the talks' agenda [File: Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/56a82ef6500f45ab8d5a3384dea1343b_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Negotiators are back in Doha for a second round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
Afghan acting Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar expresses optimism about overcoming obstacles in Taliban talks.
![Delegates attend talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/7R404921.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Differences over Islamic jurisprudence, issue of minority representation and language in document have come to the fore.
![It took almost six months to get the Taliban and the government to the negotiating table [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cd014ac33ec944c497e0ef4051d63d8d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
After nearly 20 years of war, peace talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban have started in Qatar.
![On Monday, Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar met with the US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, according to Wardak [File: Ibraheem al Omari/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/da3e548bb09a4285b80dd9969bb6c17f_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
The Taliban says nearly 100 of its prisoners have not been released and that talks will begin only after they are freed.
![Afghan negotiators will fly to Doha for peace talks with the Taliban after the two sides reached a compromise over the release of prisoners [Andalou]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/72413b1b1e4840b0ad99b4d8b5ac9dff_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban were repeatedly pushed back over disagreements on prisoner exchange.
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