Hundreds of women in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul marched through the city on Thursday, calling on the warring factions to reverse their previous decisions on their military plans and instead engage into the discussion for an immediate ceasefire to end the current bloodsheds.

Acting Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid, who presented a report of his one-year activities at a press conference in Kabul on Thursday said the counterterrorism campaign will continue along with his efforts to fight corruption in the ministry -- which has largely affected anti-terror efforts.