While the Taliban, by completely banning women’s sports in Afghanistan, have buried the dreams and futures of thousands of female athletes, the world is now witnessing the rebirth of the Afghan women’s football team in exile.

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.