Afghan authorities claim that the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) have killed over 6,000 Taliban fighters in approximately one month, and the Taliban has said that the group has also inflicted major casualties on government forces.

Afghan political leaders who attended a meeting of the leadership committee of the High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday said that all political leaders agreed to defend the political system of the country.