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.

The Afghanistan Media Support Organisation, AMSO, has expressed concern over the arrest and forced deportation of Afghan journalists in Pakistan.

The Irish Parliament has announced that its Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade will hold a meeting to examine the human rights situation in Afghanistan, with a particular focus on the treatment of women and girls.