The Human Rights Activists Union, in a statement marking the International Day of Peace (21 September), declared that the people of Afghanistan today are not only deprived of peace, but are living in one of the darkest periods of contemporary history.

The World Health Organization (WHO), in its latest report, has warned that non-communicable diseases and mental health problems in Afghanistan have become a silent yet devastating crisis, with women being the most affected.

Local sources in Farah province say the bodies of three minor girls were found in a well in Khak-e-Safid district after being missing for eleven days.

Local sources in Laghman province say that a man in Mehtarlam city, the provincial capital, has killed his wife by shooting her.