No significant progress has been made over the past nine days between the peace negotiators from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban about the agenda of the talks, reports Tolo News on January 21. A member of the republic peace negotiating team has accused the Taliban of not being prepared for the talks. The Islamic republic team has said that the reasons for the Taliban’s lack of interest in the talks are unclear. “Whenever the opposition (Taliban) shows a readiness to discuss their agenda—our expectation is that the talks will get underway as soon as possible,” said Sharifa Zurmati Wardak, a member of the Republic’s team.