Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor warned Tuesday that the increase in Taliban and Daesh operatives in the north posed serious threats to the safety of the north and called on all political parties in the country to unite against the insurgents. 

President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday inaugurated the start of the second phase of the National North-South Corridor which will cut through more than 37 villages and connect Dare-e-Suf district in northern Samangan province to Yakawlang district in neighboring Bamiyan province.