Shattered dreams and dashed hopes: This is Homa’s story
She has called on the Taliban to reverse their restrictions and says ‘when women are not active in society, half of society is dead’
Afghanistan
South Asia
Death toll in Peshawar mosque bombing rises to 48
Citing security officials, Pakistan’s Geo News reports that the death toll in Monday’s mosque explosion in Peshawar has risen to 32, and at least 147 injured
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: One dead in Laghman traffic accident
A photograph taken at the scene of the accident shows the minibus went off the road and into a ravine
Afghanistan
Afghan journalists in Pakistan protest against lack of support
Journalists taking refuge in Pakistan demonstrated in Islamabad over the lack of support they have been given by organizations and foreign countries
Afghanistan
Extreme weather hits Kabul residents hard amid ongoing crisis
The cold wave has been particularly harsh across northern provinces, where temperatures dropped in places to well below -30 degrees Celsius.
Business
170 Kandahar factories close due to power shortages
Shoradam now has only 130 factories that are still operational as they get electricity for only five to eight hours a day
Afghanistan
Secret schools for girls emerge in backstreets of Kabul
Female teachers stand by teenage girls and hold classes in their homes despite running the risk of being caught by the Taliban
Afghanistan
Taliban official in rally over Quran-burning incident: We’re ready for suicide attack
On Saturday, the anti-immigrant politician from the far-right fringe burned a copy of the holy Muslim book during a protest near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm.
World
Security guard killed in shooting at Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran
“The attacker broke through the guard post, killing the head of security with a Kalashnikov assault rifle,” Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry said.
Afghanistan
Over 160 dead as unprecedented cold snap hits Afghanistan
The bitterly cold weather in Afghanistan this month has so far killed over 160 people in the country’s worst winter in the past 15 years