UNAMA says it documented more than 50 cases of women being arrested, detained or warned by Taliban morality police over alleged violations of hijab rules between July and September 2026, with most arrests recorded in Herat and Kabul.

At least 34 students and a female teacher have died, and more than 50 others were injured after the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Local sources in Ghor say Nooria, a 32-year-old mother of four, died after being severely beaten by her husband. Some sources allege that a heated iron rod was used during the assault.

UN Deputy Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo says she discussed human rights, particularly the rights of women and girls, with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.