Following escalating tensions between the Taliban and the Pakistani army, heavy border clashes between the two sides broke out early Wednesday morning (October 15) in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, resulting in numerous casualties on both sides.

Local sources in Kapisa province say that a Taliban commander ran over a woman with a motorcycle, and she later died in the hospital.

In continuation of the Taliban’s repressive policies against the media and fundamental freedoms, the group has once again banned the broadcasting of images of living beings on visual media and online platforms in several provinces of Afghanistan.

Years have passed since that dark day; the day when Kabul witnessed one of the most painful moments in its history. The day when Farkhunda Malikzada, a young, educated, and faithful woman, was brutally murdered before the eyes of the people on the false accusation of burning the Quran. Later, everyone realized she was innocent, but by then it was too late. Farkhunda, along with all her dreams, was turned to ashes in the fire.