The Taliban’s police command in Nangarhar has said that following the collapse of a house roof in Ghani Khil district, one woman was killed and two children were injured.

Although communities take on a festive atmosphere during Eid, for some working women in Afghanistan these days bring no sign of shopping or planning for celebration.

The Pakistani army carried out airstrikes on parts of Kabul and Nangarhar last night. According to the Taliban, a drug treatment centre in Kabul was also targeted in the attacks, and a number of civilians, including patients at the facility, were killed and injured.

The death of Shirin Hazara, an Afghan protester and civil society activist, has triggered widespread reactions among women protesters, women’s rights activists, and civil society organisations.