A former television journalist who took on the role of cultural advisor to the Afghan parliament has been shot dead in Kabul.
Mina Mangal was attacked by two unidentified men on a motorbike close to her home in eastern Kabul on Saturday.
There was no immediate word on the motive for the attack, but an investigation is currently underway.
Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll hits 114 in Philippines; heads to Vietnam
The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Kalmaegi rose to 114 with another 127 people still missing, the disaster agency said on Thursday, as the storm that devastated the country's central regions regained strength as it headed towards Vietnam.
Investigators find 'black boxes' from UPS plane crash that killed at least 12
US federal safety investigators have located the "black box" recorders from the wreckage of a UPS cargo plane that crashed in flames on takeoff from the airport at Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least 12 people, officials said on Wednesday.
US orders 10% flights cut at major US airports due to shutdown
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday that he would order a 10 per cent cut in flights at 40 major airports, citing air traffic control safety concerns as a government shutdown hit a record 36th day.
Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, capping meteoric rise
Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures, and the first Muslim mayor of the largest US city.
Death toll rises to 11 in fire at Bosnian retirement home
The death toll in a fire at a retirement home in Tuzla in northern Bosnia rose to 11 on Wednesday and about 30 people were injured, police and prosecutors said.
