In a major sign of long-term support for Afghanistan, the United States and NATO alliance are moving to support the Afghan Air Force by investing billions of dollars in the nation’s Air Force.

Gen. Phillip A. Stewart, commander of Train, Advise, Assist Command said in an interview with TOLOnews on Sunday that $7 billion will be spent on the Afghan Air Force over the next four years.

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday said that it plans to start the assessment of polling stations in insecure regions of the country within ten days.

The election commission also called on the security institutions and tribal elders in areas under threat to cooperate with the election commission.