Latest updates on Afghanistan, 24 December 2019

1. Latest updates on presidential election:
– Atta Muhammad Nur: Strives and bravery of election commission are admirable.
– Abdullah Abdullah: We defend people’s votes at all cost.
– National Islamic Movement party (led by Gen. Dostam): Cheating and forging do not determine the result of election. We stand and defend people’s votes.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar : The results are ridiculous and wrong. We don’t accept it and we defend ourselves.
– More than 4,000 complains recorded by Abdullah Abdullah campaign.
– Abdullah Abdullah meeting with US ambassador in Kabul. In this meeting they discussed the endeavors for peace and the election process.

2. USA military officials in Afghanistan claimed that a soldier was killed in engagement with Taliban. Some sources said that this soldier was killed in Chahar Dare district, Qunduz province.

3. Balkh:
Due to Taliban’s attack to a security station in Khili Gili area in Dowlat Abad district seven security forces were martyred and three wounded.