Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban, says that four people have been killed and 70 others injured in rocket and mortar attacks by the Pakistani army on parts of Kunar province.

A number of Afghan activists in Pakistan have emphasised the continuation of efforts to restore the rights of women in Afghanistan during an advocacy event.

Local Taliban officials in Maidan Wardak say that two girls have died following the collapse of a house wall in Chaghto district of the province.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, says that women and girls returning to Afghanistan are among the most vulnerable groups.