May 8, 2026, Afghanistan Future: The wife of Salam Matftoon, a local singer, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, local sources said, in the latest in a series of killings reported across the country in recent days. Sources told, that that the incident happened early Thursday morning in Ishkashim district when Lailuma Maftoon was on her way to her restaurant. She reportedly owned a women-only restaurant in the district’s local market.
April 21, 2026, RAWA NEWS: The death of a woman identified as Liza in Kabul has ignited widespread concern, with her family alleging she was killed after years of domestic abuse, while her husband’s family claims she died by suicide. According to Liza’s father, Shamsuddin Shams, his daughter endured more than a decade of violence at the hands of her husband, Hasibullah Sarwari. He claims she had repeatedly shared details of physical abuse, including severe beatings, prior to her death.
April 16, 2026, Al-Jazeera: An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara area of Kabul province. Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman said on Saturday that a child aged around two years old was the only survivor. Afghanistan’s disaster management agency said the boy was injured. The 5.8-magnitude quake struck at 8:42pm local time on Friday at a depth of 186km. The epicentre was in the northeastern province of Badakhshan.
April 12, 2026, RAWA NEWS: A deadly shooting attack on civilians in western Afghanistan has left at least 11 people dead and several others wounded, highlighting ongoing security concerns in the country. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon in the Deh Miri area of Injil district, Herat province, where a group of civilians had gathered for leisure. According to local authorities, gunmen riding motorcycles opened fire on the group, many of whom were reportedly Shiite, including women and children.
March 31, 2026, RAWA NEWS: Local sources in Nuristan province say that as a result of gunfire attributed to Pakistani forces targeting a vehicle in Kamdesh district, a woman health worker and her three-year-old child have been killed, and three others injured. According to the sources, the incident occurred on the morning of 18th March in the Bagicha area of Kamdesh district
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