Over 60 civilians were killed and wounded alongside 30 members of the Taliban as a result of a drone strike targeting Mullah Nangyalai, a top commander of the Taliban’s splinter faction, said local government officials and members of the Herat provincial council on Thursday. 

The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) said on Thursday that their investigation has shown that 1,645 polling stations will be recounted in 18 provinces, and the recounting process will start on Saturday.