RAWANews: HERAT, Afghanistan — June 9, 2026: The western Afghan city of Herat witnessed one of the most significant anti-Taliban protests in recent months on Tuesday, June 9, after residents took to the streets in outrage over the detention of women and girls by the Taliban’s so-called Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. The demonstrations began in Jebrail Township, a densely populated area of Herat, where hundreds of residents gathered to condemn the recent arrests of women and demand basic rights and freedoms. Protesters repeatedly chanted the slogans “Education, Work, Freedom” and “Bread, Work, Freedom”, calling for an end to the Taliban’s escalating repression and the immediate release of detainees.      Full news...

BBC: As dawn breaks, hundreds of men gather at a dusty square in Chaghcharan, the capital of Ghor province in Afghanistan.They line the roadside with weary faces, hoping someone will come along offering any work. It will determine whether their families eat that day.The likelihood of success, however, is low.Juma Khan, 45, has found just three days of work in the past six weeks that paid between 150 to 200 Afghani ($2.35-$3.13; £1.76-£2.34) per day.      Full news...