Afghans on Thursday held a nationwide candlelight vigil prayer ceremony in remembrance of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, the head of Japanese NGO Peace Japan Medical Services (PJMS), who lost his life along with five others in an attack in Jalalabad city, the capital of Nangarhar province, on Wednesday morning.

The chairperson of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), Hawa Alam Nuristani, on Thursday warned that the election commission could announce the preliminary results of the elections if the electoral campaigns continue to obstruct the recounting of votes in the seven remaining provinces.