The European Union Delegation in Afghanistan, on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, emphasized in a statement that “education for all is the key to a resilient and self-reliant Afghanistan” and plays a fundamental role in the country’s economic development.

Amnesty International, in response to the Taliban’s release of a “forced confession” video of journalist Mahdi Ansary, has called for his immediate and unconditional release.

Local sources in Helmand province say a man in Nahr-Saraj district shot and killed his mother and two sisters and injured his father.

The Taliban-affiliated “Saday-e-HinduKush” media outlet has published a video of the forced confession of Mahdi Ansari, a journalist with “Afghanistan International” and “Hasht-e-Subh,” saying that he was arrested on charges of “propaganda against the regime.”