The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday said the Afghan National Army’s Commando Forces and the Afghan Air Force are preparing to broaden their military campaign against Taliban insurgents in a number of volatile regions of the country where insurgents have been trying to make footholds and gain grounds as part of their summer offensive. 

“We are planning plan to increase night raids including operations by the commando units and air attacks,” Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said. 

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has finalized a draft plan for voters list with the hope that the next elections will be held under the e-voting system, the IEC operational deputy chief Wasima Badghisi said on Sunday.

Badghisi said the draft plan was formulated for an electronic system.