Ghani: Security situation will improve in 3 months

President Ghani visited Balkh province on Tuesday to review the northern provinces' security situation and said that the security situation across the country would improve significantly in the next three months, Report informs, citing the ToloNews.

President Ghani's trip to Balkh comes as heavy clashes are underway between government forces and the Taliban in most of the northern provinces, including Balkh.

During the trip, President Ghani met with several civil society activists, women's rights activists, and journalists and stressed the country's need for national cohesion and unity.

"The Afghan government's plan to stabilize the whole situation is still in effect. The president had a meeting with the youth, women, Ulema, and teachers moments ago, and the details we have about it--about economic and security issues--will be shared soon," said Fazel Mahmoud Fazli, head of the Administrative Office of the President.