The Purple Saturdays Movement, expressing deep concern over the disappearance of Samanah Tajik, a 15-year-old Afghan refugee girl in Iran, has called for the immediate intervention of international human rights organizations and accountability from the Iranian government regarding this case.

Local sources in Ghor province have reported the suicide of a young woman in Lal wa Sarjangal district of the province.

Local sources in Khost province have reported the suicide of a young boy in the Nadershah-kot district of the province.

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has stated in a new report that the human rights situation in Afghanistan has severely deteriorated, with women and girls being the main victims of this crisis.