Afghanistan says its forces killed 41 fighters and captured 62 during three days of clashes in Nuristan near the Pakistan border. Kabul alleges the fighters entered with Pakistani support, while Islamabad has previously rejected similar claims amid escalating border tensions

Best of the Best film has drawn criticism online over a dialogue referencing the 2021 Kabul evacuation. The joke, delivered by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan’s character Maya, compares men’s attention to people rushing to board the last plane out of Kabul