Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani wants to start peace talks with the Taliban as soon as the recent presidential election result is clear, he told the Nikkei Asian Review in an interview in Tokyo.

Russia has warned against Japan’s security alliance with the United States, denouncing the move as a threat and an impediment to improving bilateral ties between Tokyo and Moscow.

Thousands lost power and two dozen people have been injured as Jongdari slammed into Japan with damaging winds and flooding rain.