President Ashraf Ghani on Monday met First Vice President Gen Abdul Rashid Dostum in Kabul where the two officials exchanged views on a number of key issues pertaining to the country.

“Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan met with General Abdul Rashid Dostum, the first vice president, Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah today (Monday) where they exchanged views on various topics relating to the country,” the Presidential Palace said in a statement.

Nangarhar provincial health officials said on Monday that in the last three months 160 people have been killed and over 490 wounded in the province in serious security incidents.

According to the officials most of the victims have been civilians – all either killed or wounded in 30 insurgent-related incidents including armed attacks, complex attacks, explosions and criminal incidents.