OPINION: Mental anguish remains untreated for many Yazidi women
It is not enough to expect those who have experienced sexual enslavement to simply plaster over their physical wounds and to carry on
UN says almost 4,000 Afghans killed or wounded in first half of 2019
At least 144 women and 327 children were killed and more than 1,000 wounded across the country
Saudi-led forces, Israel among states rapped by U.N. for killing children
The Children in Armed Conflict report has long been controversial with diplomats saying Saudi Arabia and Israel both exerted pressure in recent years in a bid to stay off the list
Bombs in Kabul kill at least 11 as U.S. steps up diplomacy in effort to end war
U.S. is trying to negotiate a deal that would see foreign forces pull out of Afghanistan in return for security guarantees by Taliban militants
Letterbox campaign helps Afghans cope with silent war of mental health
Letters sharing feelings are being written as high-level talks are underway to find a political settlement to end a war that has raged on for 18 years
Afghan forces kill seven civilians in attack on militants
The seven civilians, including women and children, were killed in Logar province, just south of Kabul, on Sunday night
Female suicide bomber kills eight in northwest Pakistan
The blast had damaged the emergency ward of a hospital and forced some of the wounded to be transferred to other cities
12 killed, scores wounded in Afghanistan Taliban car bombing
Kandahar was the former seat of the Taliban when they ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until they were ousted by a U.S.-led coalition in 2001
Taliban force Swedish charity to close dozens of Afghan health centres
The Taliban have also ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross and World Health Organisation to stop operating in areas under their control
Landmine kills 11 pilgrims in southern Afghanistan
Years of conflict have left Afghanistan strewn with landmines, which are often picked up by curious children