GENEVA: Afghanistan agreed terms to join the World Trade Organization with the trade body's existing 161 members on Wednesday, 11 years after it first applied for membership, the WTO said. in a statement. Trade ministers will officially approve the terms of Afghanistan's accession to the global trade club at a meeting in Nairobi next month, and it will become a member 30 days after it ratifies the deal, which it will need to do by June 30, 2016 "Our country's accession to the WTO will serve as a catalyst for domestic reforms and transformation to an effec tive and functioning market economy