The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved 400 million U.S. dollars in grants to protect the welfare and livelihoods of vulnerable Afghan people.

Shaukat Mirziyoyev, the president of Uzbekistan, said that ignoring, isolating and imposing sanctions on Afghanistan will increase the problems of the people of this country.

US National Security Adviser and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister discussed Afghanistan among other issues in a telephone call.

The Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly condemned a deadly terrorist attack on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which left dozens of people dead or wounded.

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the Kabul Gurudwara terror attack which killed 27 civilians, and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and wishes to those injured.

Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Afghan people should decide on their country's future by themselves, and congratulated President Ashraf Ghani on his inauguration. 

More than 5,100 casualties were inflicted among the Americans, Afghans, and allies working on U.S.-funded reconstructions programs in Afghanistan, according to the first-ever official count.

The head of “Security and Justice” electoral team, Rahmatullah Nabil on Tuesday said that the Presidential Election has no winner in the first round and the Independent Election Commission (IEC) must take preparations for the second round.

The EU issued a statement congratulating Afghan people at their historic 100th Independence year. The statement read that it supports Afghanistan at this critical juncture and hails its aspirations for peace, stability and justice.