The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday reaffirmed the alliance’s longstanding cooperation with the Afghan security forces, saying the alliance was committed to the train, assist and advise mission to ensure a capable and strong Afghan force that could tackle the security challenges facing the country.

Addressing a joint press conference with President Ashraf Ghani, after a meeting between the two leaders in Kabul, Stoltenberg called on the Taliban to stop killing the people and to stop sending suicide bombers in to residential areas.

The New National Front Party of Afghanistan on Tuesday announced the party has split from the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan (GNCA) alliance due to disagreements over certain issues.

This comes as politicians, political parties and coalitions work on presidential candidate nominations for next year’s presidential elections.